Oroville Dam Cases

How courts have described this case

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

• further study of alternatives not required unless plaintiff is prepared to show that a plausible alternative site was overlooked
• further study of alternatives not required unless plaintiff is prepared to show that a plausible alternative site was overlooked
• “This requirement is independent of the question of environmental impact statements, and operative even if the agency finds no impact.... For nonsignificant impact does not equal no impact; so if an even less harmful alternative is feasible, it ought to be considered.”
• “[aesthetic values do not lend themselves to measurement or elaborate analysis”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).