Legal redress of environmental disruption in the United States: The role of courts

Opinion of Judge (now Chief Justice) Burger: Office of Communication, United Church of Christ v. Federal Communications Commission, 359 F.2d 994, DC Cir., 1966.

Colorado Wilderness case: Parker v. United States, 309 F. Supp. 593 (D. Colorado, 1970).

Massachusetts cases: Sacco v. Department of Public Works, 352 Mass. 670, 227 N.E.2d 478 (1967); Robbins v. Department of Public Works, 244 N.E.2d 577 (1969).

General reference: J. Sax , "The public trust doctrine in natural resource law: Effective judicial intervention", Michigan law review 68 (471), January 1970.