Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2011No. 10-3452, 10-3456PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
The Sierra Club and several related parties brought this action against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) in February 2010, seeking to set aside a Clean Water Act permit (the § 404 permit) the Corps had issued to the Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) which planned to construct a new power plant. After SWEPCO intervened as a defendant, the Sierra Club moved to enjoin construction of the plant. The Hempstead County Hunting Club (Hunting Club) filed a similar action against SWEPCO, the Corps, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in July 2010.…
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