Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

ELR Citation: ELR 20034
No(s). 03-101 (U.S. Jun 14, 2004)

The U.S. Supreme Court held that an environmental group could not sue the BLM under APA §706(1) for failure to act to protect public lands from environmental damage caused by off-road vehicles (ORVs) because although FLPMA §1782(c) is mandatory as to the object to be achieved, it leaves th...