Legal Opinion
Hillsdale Environmental Loss Prevention, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 28, 2012No. 11-3210PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the construction of a new Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail/truck terminal outside Kansas City, Kansas. Because the preferred site contained streams and wetlands protected under federal law, several groups (collectively, Hillsdale) brought challenges to a dredge and fill permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1387, and the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4370H. The district court denied Hills-dale’s motion for an injunction and granted summary…
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