Legal Opinion
State of Alaska v. Cecil D. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 24, 1978No. 76-1829PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge BAZELON.
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
On April 13, 1976, the Department of the Interior (DOI) offered for bid over one million acres of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Appellants challenge the legality of that lease sale and seek to have it set aside. They argue both that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared by DOI in connection with the sale does not satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., and that the Secretary of the Interi- or’s decision…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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