EIS Supplements for Improperly Completed Projects: A Logical Extension of Judicial Review Under NEPA

Authors

Michigan Law Review, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

This Note argues that the private cause of action under NEPA retains its utility despite the completion of the project sued upon. Part I describes the procedural implementation of the policy concerns underlying NEPA through the EIS process for proposed actions, and the EIS supplementation process for project changes made after the original EIS has been prepared. Part II examines current law applicable to projects completed in violation of NEPA and concludes that the denial of post-completion relief conflicts with the underlying goals of NEPA. Part III analyzes extension of relief to completed projects, and proposes court-ordered EIS supplementation for projects completed in violation of NEPA.

Erratum

221

Recommended Citation

Michigan Law Review, EIS Supplements for Improperly Completed Projects: A Logical Extension of Judicial Review Under NEPA, 81 Mich. L. Rev. (1982).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol81/iss1/6