§Why CasetextPricing

Center For Biological Diversity et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al

MOTION for summary judgment and Supporting Memorandum of Law

66 Cited authorities

  1. Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc. of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

    463 U.S. 29 (1983)   Cited 6,657 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " `settled course of behavior embodies the agency's informed judgment that, by pursuing that course, it will carry out the policies [of applicable statutes or regulations]'"

  2. Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council

    490 U.S. 332 (1989)   Cited 1,392 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding NEPA does not require a "worst case analysis"

  3. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill

    437 U.S. 153 (1978)   Cited 1,512 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that budget appropriations cannot alter meaning of statute

  4. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

    462 U.S. 87 (1983)   Cited 1,152 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a reviewing court must generally be at its most deferential" when examining an agency decision made "within its area of special expertise, at the frontiers of science"

  5. Kleppe v. Sierra Club

    427 U.S. 390 (1976)   Cited 1,019 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that role of court in reviewing agency action under NEPA is to ensure agency has taken a "hard look" at environmental consequences; the court cannot "interject itself within the area of discretion of the executive as to the choice of the action to be taken."

  6. Block v. Community Nutrition Institute

    467 U.S. 340 (1984)   Cited 692 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Congress intended to preclude consumer challenges to milk marketing orders and that such a holding would not frustrate the statute's objectives

  7. Utahns for Better Tr. v. U.S. Dept. of TR

    305 F.3d 1152 (10th Cir. 2002)   Cited 267 times
    Holding that an argument consisting entirely of conclusory statements and unhelpful citations was deemed waived

  8. Cottonwood Envtl. Law Ctr. v. U.S. Forest Serv.

    789 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 2015)   Cited 151 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the agency's registration of pesticides triggered ESA consultation even though implementation of the pesticides might approve additional, later approvals

  9. Pacific Coast Federation v. National Marine

    265 F.3d 1028 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 190 times
    Holding that an agency cannot try to "minimize" the environmental impact of an activity by simply adopting a scale of analysis so broad that it marginalizes the site-level impact of the activity on ecosystem health

  10. Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Rice

    85 F.3d 535 (11th Cir. 1996)   Cited 174 times
    Holding "recovery plans are for guidance purposes only"

  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 329,994 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

  12. Section 706 - Scope of review

    5 U.S.C. § 706   Cited 20,524 times   185 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

  13. Section 704 - Actions reviewable

    5 U.S.C. § 704   Cited 4,272 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting judicial review over " final agency action"

  14. Section 4332 - Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts

    42 U.S.C. § 4332   Cited 3,622 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that agencies prepare environmental impact statements where major agency action would significantly affect the environment

  15. Section 1251 - Congressional declaration of goals and policy

    33 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 3,552 times   62 Legal Analyses
    Designating the Administrator of the EPA to "administer this chapter"

  16. Section 4321 - Congressional declaration of purpose

    42 U.S.C. § 4321   Cited 3,502 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Describing the purposes of NEPA as including "encourag[ing] productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment"

  17. Section 1311 - Effluent limitations

    33 U.S.C. § 1311   Cited 1,977 times   48 Legal Analyses
    Imposing general prohibition on "the discharge of any pollutant by any person"

  18. Section 1536 - Interagency cooperation

    16 U.S.C. § 1536   Cited 1,322 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that every federal agency "insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency . . . is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species"

  19. Section 1344 - Permits for dredged or fill material

    33 U.S.C. § 1344   Cited 1,151 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Providing that federal agencies issue permits for navigable waters—defined as those waters used or susceptible to use in interstate commerce

  20. Section 1532 - Definitions

    16 U.S.C. § 1532   Cited 870 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Defining "conservation" as "the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any endangered species or threatened species to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to this chapter are no longer necessary"

  21. Section 1501.4 - Categorical exclusions

    40 C.F.R. § 1501.4   Cited 753 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that agencies may prepare a concise environmental assessment to determine if a more detailed environmental impact is required

  22. Section 402.14 - Formal consultation

    50 C.F.R. § 402.14   Cited 706 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Requiring disclosure of Draft Biological Opinions to private applicants if requested

  23. Section 402.02 - Definitions

    50 C.F.R. § 402.02   Cited 489 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Defining "action" as "all activities or programs of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, by Federal agencies in the United States or upon the high seas. Examples include, but are not limited to . . . actions directly or indirectly causing modifications to the land, water, or air"

  24. Section 1500.1 - Purpose and policy

    40 C.F.R. § 1500.1   Cited 461 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that the purpose of NEPA's procedures is to make information available before decisions are made

  25. Section 17.3 - [Effective 5/13/2024] Definitions

    50 C.F.R. § 17.3   Cited 275 times   11 Legal Analyses
    In 50 C.F.R. § 17.3, petitioner Secretary of the Interior further defines "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife."

  26. Section 320.4 - General policies for evaluating permit applications

    33 C.F.R. § 320.4   Cited 268 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Guiding the Corps’ "decision whether to issue a permit"

  27. Section 230.10 - Restrictions on discharge

    40 C.F.R. § 230.10   Cited 231 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Setting out the LEDPA requirement

  28. Section 402.16 - Reinitiation of consultation

    50 C.F.R. § 402.16   Cited 203 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Requiring the Services to reinitiate consultation in specified circumstances, including when "new information reveals effects of the action that may affect listed species or critical habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered"

  29. Section 1506.6 - Public involvement

    40 C.F.R. § 1506.6   Cited 110 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Requiring “public notice of NEPA-related hearings, public meetings, and the availability of environmental documents”

  30. Section 1502.2 - Implementation

    40 C.F.R. § 1502.2   Cited 106 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Stating that, "[a]s in a finding of no significant impact," in an EIS' treatment of "other than significant issues ... there should be only enough discussion to show why more study is not warranted"