Legal Opinion
Citizens for Clean Air, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers, United States Army
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 1, 1972No. 72 Civ. 2259PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
The dynamics of a consumer system have prompted radical increases in the use of electric power in recent years. The public’s demand for dependably available electricity continues to grow to a point where, in self defense, suppliers urge the consumer to “save a watt” so that the community will not be browned, blacked, or polluted out.
While efforts to educate the user proceed, construction of new facilities also goes forward. The public’s need for new power sources inevitably conflicts with the public’s equally stringent calls for clean air and water. This case involves…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Iowa Citizens for Environmental Quality, Inc. v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Juanita Bay Valley Community Ass'n v. City of KirklandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- Sierra Club v. FroehlkeDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Save the Bay, Inc. v. The United States Corps of Engineers, United States Army, Colonel Drake Wilson, and E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Coalition for the Environment v. John A. Volpe, Coalition for the Environment v. Linclay Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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