Mountain Communities for Fire Safety v. Elliott

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20129
No(s). 2:19-cv-6539-CAS-AFMx (C.D. Cal. May 26, 2020) (Snyder, J.)

A district court granted summary judgment for the U.S. Forest Service in a challenge to its approval of a tree-thinning and fire mitigation project in the Los Padres National Forest. Conservation groups and nearby residents argued the Service's decision to authorize the project with a categorical ex...