Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth, Blue-Water Network Division v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 2007No. Civil Action 05-2302 (RCL)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
I. Background
A. Rulemaking Petition & Civil Suit
In December of 1999, plaintiffs, who are three environmental organizations, joined with some 70 other leading environmental groups in submitting a Petition for Rule-making to the Director of the National Park Service (“NPS”), related to the use of off-road vehicles (“ORVs”) in NPS units. The petition initially sought NPS adoption of a rule prohibiting ORV use in all off- road areas of the National Park System, and other relief generally aimed at curtailing ORV use, which plaintiffs allege leads to…
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