Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the Army
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1973No. 72-1628PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue on this appeal is-whether the trial court erred in refusing to enjoin the defendants from proceeding with all activities relating to the construction of the Harry S Truman Dam and Reservoir Project on the Osage River in Missouri, pending the filing of a final Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.) by the Corps of Engineers in accordance with § 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321, 4332(2)(C).
The project was authorized by Congress in 1954. Its basic purpose was to alleviate the flooding of towns and farms along…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Arlington Coalition on Transportation v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Roosevelt Lathan and Pearline Lathan, His Wife v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by38 opinions
- United States v. Stoeco Homes, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Orange County v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Conservation Society of Southern Vermont, Inc. v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. MortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- I-291 Why? Association v. BurnsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
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