Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 10, 2000No. CIV. A. 98-0801, 98-1699 and 98-2439PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
When it passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), Congress declared a “broad national commitment to protecting and promoting environmental quality.” Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council, 490 U.S. 332, 348, 109 S.Ct. 1835, 104 L.Ed.2d 351 (1989). “The sweeping policy goals announced in § 101 of NEPA are ... realized through a set of ‘action-forcing’ procedures that require that agencies take a ‘hard look at environmental consequences.’ ” Id. at 350, 109 S.Ct. 1835 (quoting Kleppe v. Sierra Club, 427 U.S. 390, 410 n. 21, 96…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
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