Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 27, 1975No. 74--3092PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This case involves yet another clash between a federal agency and environmentalists over a proposed development of the nation’s resources. The judicial focus, blurred as usual by the lack of technical and scientific expertise, is upon whether the impact statement compiled during consideration of the federal action satisfies the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C.A. § 4321 et seq.

At issue here is a lease sale by the Department of Interior (Interior) of 147 tracts on the Outer Continental Shelf along the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida consisting…

2Cases cited28 opinions

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
The Canal Authority of the State of Florida v. Howard H. Callaway, Secretary of the United States Army, the Cross-Florida Canal Association v. Howard H. Callaway, Secretary of the United States Army, Eleanor H. Miller v. Avery S. Fullerton, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, J. G. Perko v. The Canal Authority of the State of Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
Scientists' Institute for Public Information, Inc. v. Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by128 opinions

Municipio de San Juan v. Junta de Calidad Ambiental, AdministraciónSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1999
Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
Piedmont Heights Civic Club, Inc. v. Thomas D. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
County of Suffolk, County of Nassau, Town of Islip, Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead, Town of Oyster Bay, Town of Huntington, and the Board of Trustees of the Town, of Huntington and Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Inc. v. Secretary of the Interior, National Ocean Industries Association, and New York Gas Group, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Secretary of the Interior, National Ocean Industries Association, National Supply Company, Continental Oil Company, Diamond M. Drilling Company, Digicon, Inc., Dresser Industries, Inc., Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation, Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Murphy Oil Corporation, Ocean Production Company, Transco Companies, Inc. And Zapata Corporation, Intervenor-Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

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