Legal Opinion
Blue Ocean Preservation Society v. Watkins
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided January 8, 1991No. Civ. 90-00407 DAEPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DAVID A. EZRA, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This is an action brought by three environmental groups (“Plaintiffs”) seeking to compel the federal government to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS") covering the development of geothermal energy on the Island of Hawaii (the “Big Island”) before proceeding further with that development. Defendant federal departments and agencies (collectively the “Government”) have moved for summary judgment on the grounds…
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