· 11/2/1993
Nevada Land Action Association, and National Wildlife Federation, Intervenor v. United States Forest Service
Citations
- 8 F.3d 713
- 93 Daily Journal DAR 13872
- 24 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20100
- 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8119
- 37 ERC (BNA) 2131
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 28573
- 1993 WL 440220
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- concluding that assertions of \'lifestyle loss' as well as economic loss\ were inadequate to establish prudential standing because the actions sought by the plaintiff would not benefit the environment
- finding that the plaintiffs: could not seek relief that would promote their economic interests if doing so would damage the environment
- \[A] plaintiff who asserts purely economic injuries does not have standing to challenge an agency action under NEPA.\
- “The purpose of NEPA is to protect the envi- ronment, not the economic interests of those adversely affected by agency decisions.”
- “[A] plaintiff who asserts purely 'economic injuries does not have standing to challenge an agency action under NEPA.”
- “The purpose of NEPA is to protect the environment, not the economic interests of those adversely affected by agency decisions.”
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Judges: Choy, Nelson, Norris
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