The court upholds an environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared for a proposed residential development in Snohomish County, Washington, pursuant to Washington State Environmental Policy Act requirements and rules that "piecemeal" EIS preparation is appropriate for the project. Despite the failure...

The appellate court upholds the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's denial of petitioners' application to lift the current prohibition on the use of endrin and allow restricted use of the pesticide. The court rules that respondents did not act arbitrarily or irrationally. The record ...

The Third Circuit affirms three district court orders, 11 ELR 20954, [20954], 20956,concerning a consent decree requiring Pennsylvania to implement an automobile emissions inspection and maintenance program. In response to procedural challenges, the court rules that the district court was not requir...

Finding for respondent on various legal and procedural issues in this challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rejection of Idaho's proposed implementation plan measures for controlling sulfur oxide emissions from petitioner's smelting plant, the court nonetheless remands the agency'...

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the lower court's order, 7 ELR 20648, dissolving the Port Authority's ban on Concorde SST flights at Kennedy Airport and permits the Concorde to serve New York under the new federal operations specifications. Criticizing the Port Authority's "total resista...

The court dismisses a complaint alleging a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. §§4321 et seq., ELR STAT. & REG. 41009, in the granting of a permit by the Secretary of the Army for dredging and construction of an 850-foot pier at Victoria Bluff, South Carolina, n...

The court rules that plaintiff lacks standing to challenge the Department of the Interior's failure to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with comments and testimony submitted to a congressional committee considering Alaskan lands legislation. Plaintiff's lack of opportuni...

The court issues a permanent injunction against the construction of a boat ramp in Biscayne Bay under an invalid dredge and fill permit. The Corps of Engineers violated its own administrative procedures in issuing the permit by neither holding a public hearing pursuant to plaintiffs' request nor giv...

The court vacates an injunction restraining further issuance of construction permits by defendants until such time as the municipality's sewage treatment plant is brought into compliance with state and federal laws. The trial court was correct in finding a violation of the city's national pollutant ...

The state of New York's highest court affirms an order directing a semi-rural municipality to grant a variance from its zoning ordinance to permit a public utility to construct a 565-foot tower for treating the cooling water discharged from the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
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