Northern Plains Resource Council, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Board

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that an agency is \afforded deference in choosing its scientific method for modeling data\ even under NEPA's more stringent \hard look\ analysis
• holding that, to be afforded deference, an agency must support its 12 conclusions with studies that the agency deems reliable
• concluding that the STB did not err by relying on support from farmers, coal producers, public utilities, and state officials to determine public need rather than the needs of shippers
• stating that the STB’s decision on railroad application approvals must be upheld unless arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or not in accordance with law
• noting that the Surface Transportation Board considered “new jobs created by the construction and operation of the new rail line”
• noting that the Surface Transportation Board considered \new jobs created by the construction and operation of the new rail line\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).