Ashley Creek Phosphate Co. v. Norton

ELR Citation: ELR 20171
No(s). 04-35640 (9th Cir. Aug 22, 2005)

The court holds that a phosphate mining company lacks standing to challenge a competitor's phosphate mining project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The company had no environmental interests at stake. Rather, it challenged the project because it might become an alternative suppli...