Worst case analysis
Template:Also Worst case analysis was, from 1978 until 1986, a doctrine under 40 U.S.C. Template:Trim/Template:Trim § Template:Trim which mandated that an environmental impact statement include such an analysis:[1] Template:Main other
It led to a 1989 SCOTUS decision, written by John Paul Stevens and reported in Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council,[2] after a decision by GOODWIN and FERGUSON, STEPHENS to reverse[3] the Federal District Court of Oregon ruling that the Regional Forester did not violate any laws when he issued a special use permit for a ski resort development in a roadless area in Okanogan National Forest in Washington state.[4]
The Rehnquist Court concluded Template:Main other
References
- ↑ 19 ELR 10026: "Worst Case Analysis: The Final Chapter?", by Vicki O'Meara Masterman
- ↑ Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 18 Issue 1 Article 5 January 1991: Marion D. Miller, "The National Environmental Policy Act and Judicial Review after Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council and Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council"
- ↑ laws.justia.com: "Methow Valley Citizens Council, et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Regional Forester, Etc., et al., Defendants-appellees, 833 F.2d 810 (9th Cir. 1987)"
- ↑ "Methow Valley Citizens Council v. Regional Forester, No. 85-2124-DA (D. Or. June 25, 1986)"