Legal Opinion
The Jicarilla Apache Tribe of Indians v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1973No. 72-1634PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENFREW, District Judge:
This appeal concerns the application of the procedural requirements of § 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) 1 to certain government actions taken in connection with the construction of a series of coal-fired electric generating facilities in the southwestern United States. The stated purposes of NEPA are “[t]o declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- 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. Corps of Engineers of the United States ArmyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1971
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the U. S. ARMYDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1971
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by115 opinions
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Trout Unlimited v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Lathan v. BrinegarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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