Denis Hanly v. John M. Mitchell, as Attorney General of the United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1972-05-17

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FEINBERG, Circuit Judge: This case raises important issues under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4331 et seq., a statute whose meaning is more uncertain than most, not merely because it is relatively new, but also because of the generality of its phrasing. Thus the Act recognizes “the profound influences of high-den…

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