Legal Opinion
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness/scotchman's Peak Grizzly Bears v. R. Max Peterson, U. S. Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 13, 1982No. 81-1671PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this action in the District Court the plaintiffs challenged the decision of the United States Forest Service to approve a plan of operations for exploratory mineral drilling in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area in Northwestern Montana. 1 The plaintiffs alleged the Forest Service action violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq. (1976 & Supp. IV 1980), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq. (1976). ASARCO, Inc. 2 intervened as a defendant to protect its interest as the drilling permittee. On…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by162 opinions
- Conner v. BurfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Sierra Club v. R. Max Peterson, in His Official Capacity as Chief Forester of the United States Forest Service, Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- National Ass'n of Home Builders v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- Friends of the Earth v. HintzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Grand Canyon Trust v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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