INDIAN LOOKOUT ALLIANCE v. VOLPE

No. 72-1620.

484 F.2d 11 (1973)

The INDIAN LOOKOUT ALLIANCE et al., Appellants, v. John A. VOLPE, as Secretary of Transportation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1973.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Scism, Des Moines, Iowa, and John F. Hellegers, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Asher E. Schroeder, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Allen L. Donielson, U.S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellees.

Before GIBSON, LAY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the scope and extent of an Environmental Impact Statement relating to the construction of highways intended to be funded in part by federal funds. In other words, what is the minimum appropriate length of a highway project to be environmentally considered under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.?

The Iowa State Highway Department (ISHD) in 1965 adopted a plan...

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