Zeppelin v. Fed. Highway Admin.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 23 U.S.C. § 138 · 42 U.S.C. § 4231 · 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (§ 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 49 U.S.C. § 303 · 5 U.S.C. § 500
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Flast v. Cohen · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · Summers v. Earth Island Institute · Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen
Most-quoted passages
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“Cumulative impact is the impact on the environment which results from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions regardless of what agency (Federal or non-Federal) or person undertakes such other actions. Cumulative impacts can result from individually minor but collectively significant actions taking place over a period of time.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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