Nevada v. Herrington

ELR Citation: ELR 20165
No(s). 84-7846 (9th Cir. Dec 2, 1985)

The court holds that the Department of Energy (DOE) wrongly denied Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) funds to Nevada to study a likely waste repository site and DOE's General Guidelines on Nuclear Waste Repository Program Grants are unlawful. Under the NWPA, a state is eligible to receive funds after ...