Legal Opinion
Save Ourselves, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1992No. 91-3262PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants are a group of nonprofit organizations interested in protecting and preserving the waters of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. They oppose the completion of a regional airport currently under construction in Ascension Parish because they believe that the airport site is a wetlands subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 404. They sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority (the Airport Authority), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court…
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