Legal Opinion
Tinicum Township v. United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 6, 2012No. 11-1472PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of a significant expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. Disputing the FAA’s air quality analysis, Petitioners 1 (collectively Tinicum) allege violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq., and the consistency provision of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act, 49 U.S.C. § 47106(a)(1). Because we find the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision was not “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance…
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