Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers Federal Emergency Management Agency

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Responding to a request by Jefferson City, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) proposes to construct a levee, known as L-142, to reduce the risk of future flooding along the banks of the Missouri River as it flows through Jefferson City. The project will include land previously acquired by Jefferson City under the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121 et seq. Sierra Club filed this action alleging that the Corps violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4331 et seq., by not preparing an environmental impact statement, and that the…