Legal Opinion
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont, Inc. v. Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 11, 1974No. Nos. 63, 288, 341, Dockets 73-2629, 74-2168, 73-2715PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge:
Two cases are consolidated for appeal here because they present an identical issue, namely, whether this Circuit adheres to the holding of Greene County Planning Board v. Federal Power Commission,1 that an environmental impact statement (EIS) sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act2 must be prepared by the responsible federal agency. We reaffirm that Greene County remains the law of this Circuit,3 and that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) must formulate and prepare its own impact statement to assess the environmental…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Landy v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by43 opinions
- The State of New York v. The Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., and the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, as Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- State of NY v. General Elec. Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1984
- Sierra Club, a Corporation v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- City of Evansville, Indiana v. Kentucky Liquid Recycling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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