United States Ninth Circuit
Jones v. National Marine Fisheries Service, 11-35954
Summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in an action challenging the Corps' issuance of a permit as part of a project to mine valuable mineral sands is affirmed, where: 1) the Corps complied with the National Environmental Policy Act; and 2) the Corps' analysis of alternative sites and project designs did not violate the Clean Water Act.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/20/2013
- Published 12/20/2013
Judges
- SMITH
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit