ELR Citation: ELR 21207
No(s). C86-1676R (W.D. Wash. Jun 12, 1987)

The court holds that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it issued a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) authorizing scientific research on killer whales in Puget Sound without preparing an environmental assessment ...