Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Forest Service

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20172
No(s). 14-02446 (D. Ariz. Sep 15, 2015) (Marquez, J.)

A district court held that the U.S. Forest Service violated NEPA when it categorically excluded from environmental review a mining company's proposed mineral exploration plan in the Coronado National Forest. The Forest Service categorically excluded the project because it concluded that the project ...