Legal Opinion
Town of Winthrop v. Administration
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 23, 2008No. 07-1953PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
The Town of Winthrop, which is located next to Boston’s Logan International Airport (“Logan”), and two local residents (one from Winthrop and one from East Boston) petition this court for review of a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) order permitting the construction of a new taxiway at the airport. They argue primarily that the FAA acted arbitrarily and capriciously in deciding that it did not need to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement before issuing this final order.
Petitioners’ concerns, as we understand them, may be grouped under three major…
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