The court denies a petition for review challenging defendant's issuance of a license for construction of electric transmission lines from the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station subject to the condition that the proposed route be modified to minimize adverse environmental effects on a nearby swamp. The m...

The Washington Supreme Court affirms a trial court's decision upholding the Seattle Superintendent of Buildings' denial of an application for a permit to construct a 13-story building because of prospective adverse impacts on the environment. The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) confers upon th...

The United States Supreme Court affirms, in a 5-4 decision, a state court ruling, 7 ELR 20696, that the United States does not hold reserved rights to use water from the Rio Mimbres for the purposes of recreation, wildlife preservation, and stock watering in the Gila National Forest. An examination ...

The court declares that defendants have violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the effects of the State Department's herbicide spraying assistance program for the eradication of marijuana and poppy fields in Mexico. Afte...

The court rejects the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) proposed deviation from compliance with the court's prior order, 5 ELR 20327, for preparing environmental impact statements (EISs) concerning livestock grazing on public lands in 11 western states. BLM sought to reduce by one-half the acreage...

The court enjoins further construction on a portion of a federal-aid highway project after determining that the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) failed to comply with its statutory obligation under the National Historic Preservation Act to consider the effect of the project on a nearby historic...

The court denies plaintiff's motion for temporary injunctive relief pending appeal from the trial court's rendering of summary judgment for defendants in a suit challenging the adequacy of the environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared for a state water transmission project. To obtain preliminary...

The court grants plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction restraining implementation of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to enforce §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which establishes a comprehensive reporting, liability, and cleanup scheme governing the discharge ...

The court rules that the public trust doctrine renders defendant state agency powerless to permit landfilling of estuarine waters unless the proposed fill is for a water-related activity. This challenge to defendant's issuance of a permit to extend an airport runway into a state-owned estuary follow...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals determines that a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared in connection with a proposed urban rapid transit rail system satisfies the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) without the preparation of additional site-specific...