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25 Stan. Envtl. L. J. 3 (2006)
Revisiting the Tense Relationship between the U.S Supreme Court, Administrative Procedure, and the National Environmental Policy Act

handle is hein.journals/staev25 and id is 7 raw text is: Revisiting the Tense Relationship Between
the U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative
Procedure, and the National
Environmental Policy Act
Jasonj. Czarnezki*
I.  INTRODUCTION  ...........................................................................  4
II. DOES NEPA HAVE SUBSTANTIVE FORCE? .................................. 5
III. Is NEPA  PURELY PROCEDURAL? ............................................... 10
IV.  THE  APA 'S  ROLE  ...................................................................... 13
V. GIVING WEIGHT TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS UNDER NEPA
AND  THE  APA   ...........................................................................  15
VI. APPLICATION OF APA HARD LOOK REVIEW TO NEPA ................. 25
VII.  CONCLUSION  ............................................................................ 28

*Assistant Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School; A.B., J.D. The University of
Chicago. I wish to thank Lisa Bressman, Michael O'Hear, Glenn Salvo, Cass Sunstein, and
my research assistants, Gwendolyn Cooley and Alyson Paulick.