Legal Opinion
Idaho Sporting Congress v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1998No. 97-35339PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Idaho Sporting Congress (“ISC”) and American Wildlands challenge a decision by the United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) to sell timber in the Miners Creek and West. Camas Creek watersheds without producing an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) and without addressing the requirements of the Idaho water quality anti-degradation statute. Relying on 1985 and 1990 water quality reports, the Forest Service prepared an Environmental Assessment (“EA”) in lieu of an EIS. ISC contends that the Forest Service’s actions violate the National Environmental Policy…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Save the Yaak Committee, Donn Vance v. J.R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture R. Max Peterson, Chief, Forest Service Thomas Costin, Region I ForesterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by54 opinions
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