Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided October 25, 1973No. Civ. A. 7720PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This action was commenced to enjoin the Tennessee Valley Authority from completing construction of the Tellico Dam Project. Plaintiffs allege violation of the National Environmental Policy Act, 1 the National Historic Preservation Act, 2 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. 3
On January 11, 1972, this Court enjoined defendants from continuing further construction of the project. From September 17 through September 20, 1973, the trial on the merits was held. For the reasons indicated in the remainder of this opinion, we…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- County of Suffolk, County of Nassau, Town of Islip, Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead, Town of Oyster Bay, Town of Huntington, and the Board of Trustees of the Town, of Huntington and Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Inc. v. Secretary of the Interior, National Ocean Industries Association, and New York Gas Group, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Secretary of the Interior, National Ocean Industries Association, National Supply Company, Continental Oil Company, Diamond M. Drilling Company, Digicon, Inc., Dresser Industries, Inc., Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation, Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Murphy Oil Corporation, Ocean Production Company, Transco Companies, Inc. And Zapata Corporation, Intervenor-Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- County of Suffolk v. Secretary of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Sierra Club v. MortonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1975
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