Worst case analysis was, from 1978 until 1986, a doctrine under which mandated that an environmental impact statement include such an analysis: It led to a 1989

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decision, written by

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and reported in ''

Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Place ...

'',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"
/ref> after a decision by GOODWIN and FERGUSON, STEPHENS to reverse the

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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 Okanogan (US) or Okanagan (Canada) may refer to: People and regions * Okanagan Country, a divided region in British Columbia and Washington * Okanagan people, a Native American (USA) or First Nations (Canada) people, known as the ''Syilx'' in the ...

Washington state Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...

."Methow Valley Citizens Council v. Regional Forester, No. 85-2124-DA (D. Or. June 25, 1986)"
/ref> The

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concluded

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