Legal Opinion
State of Cal. v. Bergland
District Court, E.D. California
Decided January 8, 1980No. S-79-523PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KARLTON, District Judge.
I
INTRODUCTION
Growing public concern with the environmental effect of governmental action led Congress to enact the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq. Principally, the Act is a device to insure that governmental agencies critically examine the environmental effect of significant federal action and proposals for legislation. To insure that the government and the public will be fully informed, NEPA requires the executive to take a “hard look” at the environmental consequences of its actions, and to disclose the facts, reasons, and…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- 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
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3Cited by31 opinions
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