Which of the Following Was the Result on Appeal in Brodsky

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result on appeal in Brodsky v.United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission,the case in the text in which the plaintiff claimed that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission erred in not producing an environmental impact statement?

• A)The court determined that the agency's production of an environmental assessment and its finding of no significant impact satisfied the agency's minimal burden but that the agency was required to go beyond its minimal burden in order to meet environmental standards and that an environmental impact statement was required.
• B)The court determined that the agency's refusal to conduct an environmental impact statement resulted in its failure to meet even minimal standards,and that the agency was required to reconsider the matter and prepare an environmental impact statement.
• C)The court determined that while under certain circumstances the agency may forego an environmental impact statement,the plaintiff established that the agency in the present case failed to fully discuss why no adverse environmental effect was at issue which is necessary in order to forego a full environmental impact statement.
• D)The court refused to reach the issue of whether a full environmental impact statement was needed because the plaintiff lacked standing to sue.
• E)The court determined that the agency's production of an environmental assessment and its finding of no significant impact satisfied the agency's minimal burden to justify forgoing the environmental impact statement.

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