Legal Opinion
Valley Citizens for a Safe Environment v. Edward C. Aldridge, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. 88-2063PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The United States Air Force has transferred 16 C-5A airplanes from Dover, Delaware to Westover Air Force Base in western Massachusetts. Valley Citizens for a Safe Environment, an association of local residents, opposes the transfer, primarily because its members believe the airplanes are too noisy. They claim that the Air Force did not prepare a proper Environ mental Impact Statement (“EIS”) before deciding to send the planes to Westover. After examining the record, we conclude that the Air Force’s Final Environmental Impact Statement adequately sets forth the likely…
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