Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of Interior

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1972-01-13

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LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge: This appeal raises a question as to the scope of the requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1 that environmental impact statements contain a discussion of alternatives. Before us is the Environmental Impact Statement filed October 28, 1971, by the Department of Interior with respect to its proposal, under…

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