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Environmental

Nov. 19, 2009

Environmental Impact Statement, It Matters

Brandon Saxon of Gordon & Rees says preparing an environmental impact statement is more than an exercise in compliance.

By Brandon Saxon

The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently issued an opinion that serves as a warning to landowners, developers, and public/private land partnerships regarding creation and implementation of an environmental impact statement. The lesson emerging from the case is that the preparation of an environmental impact statement is not merely an exercise in compliance, but serves as a tool which a court will examine in detail to determine wheth...

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