Legal Opinion
Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping v. United States Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2007No. 04-2314PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
After three environmental impact statements spanning two decades, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved operation in 1998 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WlPP), a nuclear waste repository located in southeastern New Mexico. Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping (Citizens) sought to enjoin the facility’s operation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Citizens argued DOE relied on faulty data regarding the subsurface geomorphology of the site in its environmental review, thereby under-repre senting the environmental hazards of waste…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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