Legal Opinion
Citizens Against the Pellissippi Parkway Extension, Inc. v. Mineta
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 7, 2004No. 02-6536PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Highway Administration (the “FHWA”), in conjunction with federal and state agencies, issued a finding of no significant impact (“FONSI”) for a proposed 4.5 mile extension of a highway in Tennessee. Subsequently, a citizens group opposed to the extension brought suit in federal district court alleging that the agency’s finding violated NEPA because it did not address a specific federal regulation. The district court issued a broad preliminary injunction that prevented state or federal agencies…
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