NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL v. HUGHES

Civ. A. No. 75-1749.

437 F.Supp. 981 (1977)

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL et al., Plaintiffs, v. Royston C. HUGHES et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Division.

September 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr., Bruce J. Terris, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Irwin L. Schroeder, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for Federal defendants.

Gerry Levenberg, Washington, D. C., for intervening defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

Introduction

Plaintiffs in this action seek declaratory and injunctive relief to restrain defendants from further implementation of a new Federal Coal Leasing Program, and from entering into any coal leases unless and until defendants comply with their statutory obligations under § 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U...

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