United States Fifth Circuit

Two government agencies fully complied with the procedures mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act and its accompanying regulations in determining that the environmental effects of a proposed pipeline were not significant. Their determination was not arbitrary or capricious, thus the district court correctly upheld it.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2003
• Published 12/12/2003

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Renea Hicks (argued), Law Office of Max Renea Hicks, R. James George, Jr., Rachael Anne Rawlins, George & Donaldson, Ben J. Cunningham, Galton, Cunningham & Bourgeois, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Connie W. Odé (argued), El Prado, NM, David Allan Smith, Sedora Jefferson, Austin, TX, for City of Austin., Stephanie Tai (argued), Lori Caramanian, Gen. Lit. Section, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for White, Mineta, Whitman and U.S., Barry F. Cannaday (argued), Martin P. Averill, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, TX, for Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP.