ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, INC. v. MASSEY

No. 91-5278.

986 F.2d 528 (1993)

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, INC., a Non-Profit Corporation, Appellant, v. Walter E. MASSEY, in his Official Capacity as Director, National Science Foundation, and National Science Foundation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Manheim, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for the appellant.

J. Carol Williams, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom John A. Bryson, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for the appellees.

Before: MIKVA, Chief Judge, WALD and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Chief Judge:

The Environmental Defense Fund ("EDF") appeals the district court's order dismissing its action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"). EDF alleges that the National Science Foundation ("NSF") violated NEPA by failing to prepare an environmental impact statement ("EIS") in accordance with Section 102(2)(C) before going forward with...

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