People of State of California v. Andrus

608 F.2d 1247 13 ERC 1862 , 9 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,771 PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. Evelle J. YOUNGER, Attorney General and California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-1431. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 31, 1979. Rehearing Denied Dec. 19, 1979. Anita Ruud, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Jacques B. Gelin, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHAMBERS, ELY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 California appeals a district court judgment rejecting its challenges to certain aspects of the preparation, by the Department of the Interior (Interior), of a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 Et seq., for accelerated oil and gas leasing on the outer continental shelf. Because we conclude that California lacks standing to raise these claims, we dismiss the appeal, vacate the…