Idaho Conservation League v. U.S. Forest Service

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20124
No(s). 1:22-cv-00225-BLW (D. Idaho Aug 4, 2023) (Winmill, J.)

A district court denied environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of a gold exploration project in Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The groups argued the Service violated NEPA by failing to take a "hard look" at the potential effects exploratio...