Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
578 F.2d 1341 (10th Cir. 1978)
Relevant factsFree
NRDC sued the NRC and a New Mexico agency to require environmental impact statements before uranium-mill licenses were issued; United Nuclear, a licensee, was allowed to intervene. Kerr-McGee and the American Mining Congress, other industry operators, sought to intervene as of right and were denied on the ground that United adequately represented their interests.
IssueFree
Whether nonparties to a federal lawsuit may intervene in the litigation as a matter of right.
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