Worst case analysis explained

Worst case analysis was, from 1978 until 1986, a doctrine under which mandated that an environmental impact statement include such an analysis:^[1]

It led to a 1989 SCOTUS decision, written by John Paul Stevens and reported in Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council,^[2] after a decision by GOODWIN and FERGUSON, STEPHENS to reverse^[3] the Federal District Court of Oregon ruling that the Regional Forester did not violate any laws when he issued a special use permit for a ski resort development in a roadless area in Okanogan National Forest in Washington state.^[4]

The Rehnquist Court concluded

Notes and References

1. 19 ELR 10026: "Worst Case Analysis: The Final Chapter?", by Vicki O'Meara Masterman
2. Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 18 Issue 1 Article 5 January 1991: Marion D. Miller, "The National Environmental Policy Act and Judicial Review after Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council and Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council"
3. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/833/810/80481/ laws.justia.com: "Methow Valley Citizens Council, et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Regional Forester, Etc., et al., Defendants-appellees, 833 F.2d 810 (9th Cir. 1987)"
4. https://elr.info/sites/default/files/litigation/16.20932.htm "Methow Valley Citizens Council v. Regional Forester, No. 85-2124-DA (D. Or. June 25, 1986)"