Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 8, 1979No. 79 Civ. 3363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
OWEN, District Judge.
This action, commenced by the Sierra Club and others, arises out of the controversial Westway Project, a proposal by the New York State Department of Transportation for the construction of a superhighway on the west side of New York City. In April 1977, the State applied to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for landfill permits necessary for construction of the highway. As required by § 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. § 4332(2)(C)] (“NEPA"), the State submitted' an environmental impact statement (“EIS”) to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Toilet Goods Ass'n v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget TransatlanticSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Sierra Club v. HennessyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Sierra Club v. HennessyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Action for Rational Transit v. West Side Highway ProjectDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps Of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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