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National Environmental Policy Act Appellate Courts

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National Environmental Policy Act/Endangered Species Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Forest Service...

The United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in a February 22nd appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho (“District Court”) addressed an issue arising out of United States...more

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Logging Plan Not Categorically Excluded From Environmental Review Under NEPA

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a U.S. Forest Service plan for commercial logging of some 4,700 acres of fire-damaged Mendocino National Forest could not reasonably be interpreted as falling within a NEPA...more

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Oil Spill Response Plan/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Endangered Species Act/National Environmental Policy...

The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (“Court”), in a June 5th opinion addressed a challenge to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s approval of an oil pipeline response plan. See National...more

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Hazard Tree Abatement Project/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Environmental Impact...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a May 18th unpublished opinion whether two federal agencies should have prepared a National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)...more

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