South Fork Band v. Department of the Interior

ELR Citation: ELR 20242
No(s). 3:08-cv-00616 (D. Nev. Aug 25, 2010)

A district court largely denied a tribe's motions for summary judgment on claims that the BLM violated NEPA and FLPMA in approving a gold mining and processing operation on and around Mt. Tenabo in Lander County, Nevada. The Ninth Circuit already issued a preliminary injunction requiring the BLM to ...