ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20183
No(s). s. 10-1664, -1668 (1st Cir. May 17, 2011)

The First Circuit held that the U.S. Coast Guard violated NEPA when it issued regulations that preempt state environmental law with respect to tank vessels in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. In promulgating the rule, the Coast Guard used a standard environmental checklist that included prompts correspo...