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FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, INC. v. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Nos. CIV. A. 98-0801, 98-1699 and 98-2439.

109 F.Supp.2d 30 (2000)

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, INC., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Defendant. Friends of the Earth, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Defendant. Friends of the Earth, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. United States of Army Corps of Engineers, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. White, Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund, Washington, DC, Natalie M. Walker, Carries Esther Boykin, Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund, New Orleans, LA, for Friends of the Earth, Inc.

Cherie L. Rogers, Ann D. Navaro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for United States Army Corps of Engineers.

OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

When it passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ("NEPA"), Congress declared a "broad national commitment to protecting and promoting environmental quality." Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council, 490 U.S. 332, 348, 109 S.Ct. 1835, 104 L.Ed.2d 351 (1989). "The sweeping policy goals announced in § 101 of NEPA are ... realized through a set of `action...

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