Esmeralda, County of v. Department of Energy

ELR Citation: ELR 20697
No(s). s. 89-70142, -70162 (9th Cir. Feb 20, 1991)

The court holds that the Department of Energy's (DOE's) decision not to designate Inyo County, California, and Esmeralda County, Nevada, as local units of government affected by the Yucca Mountain High Level Nuclear Waste Repository Project was arbitrary and capricious. Under the Nuclear Waste Polic...