5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 26 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Utah Environmental Congress v. Russell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Environmental Congress v. Russell Anchor | green | “nepa dictates the process by which federal agencies must examine environmental impacts, but does not impose substantive limits on agency conduct.” | 8 |
| 2 | Utahns for Better Transportation v. United States Department of Transportation | green | “requires agencies to consider environmentally significant aspects of a proposed action.” | 6 |
| 3 | Colorado Wild v. United States Forest Service | green | “to ascertaining whether the agency examined the relevant data and articulated a satisfactory explanation for its decision, including a rational connection between the facts found and the decision made.” | 6 |
| 4 | CITIZENS'COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR CANYONS v. Krueger | green | “nepa does not, however, require agencies to elevate environmental concerns over other appropriate considerations; it requires only that the agency take a 'hard look' at the environmental consequences before taking a major action.” | 4 |
| 5 | Colorado Wild v. United States Forest Service | green | “whether the agency examined the relevant data and articulated a satisfactory explanation for its decision, including a rational connection between the facts found and the decision made.” | 2 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.