Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Federal Highway Administration
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 19, 2010No. Civil Action H-09-0692PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIM LAKE, District Judge.
Sierra Club and Houston Audubon bring this action against the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) and other federal and state defendants seeking an injunction to block construction of a new highway in northwest Houston. At issue is whether the defendants’ issuance of an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) approving the highway project violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Pending before the court are State Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 46),…
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