Legal Opinion
Vermont Public Interest Research Group v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided September 13, 2002No. 2:01-CV-332PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Corrected OPINION AND ORDER
SESSIONS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs Vermont Public Interest Research Group (“VPIRG”), National Audubon Society (“NAS”), and Sylvia Knight (“Knight”), filed this action on October 30, 2001, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief requiring the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) by assessing certain environmental impacts of the proposed release of lamprieides into Lewis Creek and other tributaries of Lake Champlain. 1 Plaintiffs moved for summary…
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