California Court of Appeal
Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority, A139222
Order denying petition for writ of mandate filed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to challenge defendant Railroad Authority's certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) and approval of freight operations is affirmed, where: 1) the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act pre-empts CEQA as applied to railroad operations; and 2) defendants' preparation of an EIR does not operate as an estoppel to its current position that no EIR was required.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/29/2014
- Published 09/29/2014
Judges
- Needham
Court
- California Court of Appeal