Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 9, 1985No. 85-1098PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
This case embodies an argument about whether a cargo port and a causeway that Maine plans to build at Sears Island will “significantly affect[] the environment.” 42 U.S.C. § 4332(2)(C). Maine’s Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers concluded that it would not; thus, they decided to fund, to grant permits for, and to proceed with, the project without preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”). The Sierra Club sued the federal agencies, seeking to stop the project in the absence of an EIS. Sierra Club now…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Denis Hanly v. Richard G. Kleindienst, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by107 opinions
- Sierra Club v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of the Army, Sierra Club v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- TOMAC v. Norton, Gale A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Sierra Club and William O'Neil v. John O. Marsh, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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