Legal Opinion
Barnes v. United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2011No. 10-70718PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge B. FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge IKUTA.
OPINION
B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Michelle Barnes, Patrick Conry, and Blaine Ackley (collectively, “petitioners”) challenge an order of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) concerning the proposed construction by the Port of Portland (“the Port”) of a new runway at Hillsboro Airport (“HIO”). The FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”), thus relieving the agency of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”). Petitioners argue that the decision not to prepare an EIS was unreasonable for several…
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