· 2/8/1991
Tongass Conservation Society v. Richard B. Cheney in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Defense of the United States
Citations
- 924 F.2d 1137
- 288 U.S. App. D.C. 180
- 21 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20558
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 1697
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- finding that agency complied with NEPA when thirteen of fourteen alternatives were eliminated as unreasonable and only one alternative was discussed in detail in the EIS
- finding that agency complied with NEPA when thirteen of fourteen alternatives were eliminated as unreasonable and only one alternative was discussed in detail in the EIS
- noting the regulations require an agency to \only 'briefly discuss the reasons' why rejected possibilities were not 'reasonable 17 alternatives'\ (quoting 40 C.F.R. § 1502. 14(a))
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Judges: Wald, Ginsburg, Thomas
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