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'',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 in

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

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