Legal Opinion
Citizens Alert Regarding the Environment v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 15, 2003No. CIV.A. 03-0417(ESH)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
This case is here on a request for preliminary injunction, which the Court has consolidated with a trial on the merits pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 65(a)(2). Plaintiffs, Citizens Alert Regarding the Environment (“CARE”) and David Kurtz, brought this action to enjoin construction of a sewage pipeline currently being built in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs contend that this project is a “major federal action” within the meaning of the National Environmental Protection Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3332(C), and therefore cannot go forward until…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Richard Drake v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Sierra Club v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Impro Products, Inc. v. John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- City of Boston v. John A. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Humane Soc. of US v. JohannsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Citizens Alert Regarding the Environment v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Karst Environmental Education & Protection, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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