Legal Opinion

Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Inc. v. Watson

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 31, 1983No. Nos. 82-3206, 82-3241PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge the district court’s decision: (1) ordering preparation of a full environmental impact statement (EIS) addressing the proposed amendments to the 1980-83 plan of operations proposed by U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp. (“Borax”) and Pacific Coast Molybdenum Co. (“PCM”); (2) enjoining Borax and PCM froih mining activities pursuant to the amendments; and (3) enjoining the Forest Service from authorizing those mining activities.

The district court held that subsection 503(h)(3) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 requires an EIS for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  5. Asarco, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. William W. Boyd and Ruth G. Boyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. Sherwood T. Rodrigues v. United States Secretary of Labor, Raymond J. Donovan, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Leonard Harbeson, Jean Harbeson v. Parke Davis, Inc., and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Isidra Callejas v. Linda McMahon and Margaret Heckler, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Mary L. FAGNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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