Ninth Circuit Upholds Environmental Assessment for Highway Project in State Park
By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21
Courts reviewing an agency’s environmental assessment under NEPA may not speculate about potential significant environmental effects that are not supported by the record — they must defer to the agency’s reasonable conclusions when they are supported by evidence in the record, especially on issues within the agency’s area of expertise. Bair v. California Department of Transportation, 982 F.3d 569 (9th Cir. 2020)......
By: Perkins Coie