· 5/1/1989
Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council
Citations
- 490 U.S. 360
- 109 S. Ct. 1851
- 104 L. Ed. 2d 377
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2150
- 19 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20749
- 57 U.S.L.W. 4504
- 29 ERC (BNA) 1508
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the standard for supplementing an EA is the same as for an EIS
- noting that the preparation of supplemental environmental impact statements is sometimes necessary to comply with NEPA
- stating that courts are to review factual disputes that implicate substantial agency expertise under the arbitrary and capricious standard
- holding courts should avoid a construction of two statutes that leads to a “dichomotous result”
- stating that courts are to review factual disputes that implicate substantial agency expertise under the arbitrary and capricious standard
- applying arbitrary and capricious standard to the adequacy of an EIS under the NEPA
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Judges: Stevens
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