Legal Opinion
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Callaway
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 28, 1973No. 73 Civ. 4276PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
This suit opens the third round of federal litigation involving the controversial Storm King project 1 since approval for its construction was first sought in 1963. 2 The proposed facility is a pumped storage hydroelectric generating plant of approximately 2,000 megawatts capacity to be constructed by the Consolidated Edison Company (“Con Ed”) on the west bank of the Hudson River at Storm King Mountain in the vicinity of Cornwall, New York. It is primarily intended to provide electric power during periods of peak demand for New York City and parts of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States Ex Rel. Chapman v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Wisconsin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sierra Club v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Conservation Society of Southern Vermont, Inc. v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Sierra Club v. MortonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1975
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. TrainDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- National Wildlife Federation v. Consumers Power Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1987
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