Legal Opinion
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. v. Department of Navy
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 28, 1987No. CV-86-3292PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SIFTON, District Judge.
This action concerns the Navy’s current plans to construct and operate a “home-port” for the U.S.S. Iowa Battleship Surface Action Group (“Iowa SAG”) on Staten Island in New York harbor. Plaintiffs, a coalition of conservation groups and individual citizens, seek to enjoin further planning and commencement of construction of the base until the Navy fully complies with its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. The matter…
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