Legal Opinion
Ecology Center, Inc. v. Austin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2005No. 03-35995PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Ecology Center, Inc. (“Ecology Center”) challenges the United States Forest Service’s (“Forest Service” or “Service”) Lolo National Forest Post Burn Project (“Project”), which was designed in the aftermath of the 2000 wildfires on the Lolo National Forest (“LNF”). Ecology Center raises a number of procedural and substantive claims under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and the National Forest Management Act (“NFMA”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because we find that the Forest Service’s decision to permit logging in critical…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Animal Defense Council v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Friends of the Clearwater v. DombeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Native Ecosystems Council v. U.S. Forest Service, an agency of U.S. Dept. of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Animal Defense Council v. Donald P. Hodel, Southern Arizona Water Resources Association, Defendants-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by28 opinions
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