No Gwen Alliance of Lane County, Incorporated v. Aldridge

841 F.2d 946 27 ERC 1487 , 18 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,602 NO GWEN ALLIANCE OF LANE COUNTY, INCORPORATED, an Oregon non-profit corporation; Lane County, Oregon, a public body of the State of Oregon; No GWEN Alliance of Butte County, California; The Gwen Project, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward C. ALDRIDGE, Jr., Secretary of the Air Force, U.S. Department of the Air Force, and all employees over whom he exercises authority, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-4082. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 4, 1987. Decided March 9, 1988. Ralph A. Bradley, and Bradley & Gordon, Eugene, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. J. Carol Williams, Dept. of Justice, Col.Richard Lotz (appearance only), U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., Thomas C. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before WALLACE, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 * Overview 2 This controversy centers around the Air Force's attempt to install numerous 300 foot radio towers that will become components in the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN). The No GWEN Alliance (No GWEN)…