Beyond Words

• Date: 01 March 2009

3-2009 NEWS & A NALYSIS 39 ELR 10179

NEPA Success Rates in the U.S. District Courts, Jan. 2001 – June 2004

BEYOND WORDS

Each month, ELR publishes a gr aphic that depicts an environmental law or polic y theme or topic. Please send suggested submissions to scha ng@eli.org.

“Pro-Environment” Plaintifs

100

80

60

40

20

0

win %

Democratic

Appointees

All Judges

All

Republican

Appointees

Bush II

Appointees

“Pro-Development” Plaintifs

100

80

60

40

20

0

win %

Clinton

Appointees

All

Democractic

Appointees

All Judges

Republican

Appointees

From: ELI Research Report, “Judging NEPA: A ‘Hard Look’ at Judicial Decision Making Under the

National Environmental Policy Act” (Oct. 2004).