Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-Appellees

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1975-03-27

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CLARK, Circuit Judge: This case involves yet another clash between a federal agency and environmentalists over a proposed development of the nation’s resources. The judicial focus, blurred as usual by the lack of technical and scientific expertise, is upon whether the impact statement compiled during consideration of the federal action satisfies the National Environmental Policy…

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