High Country Conservation Advocates v. United States Forest Service

ORDER

R. BROOKE JACKSON, United States District Judge

The North Fork Valley in western Colorado is blessed with valuable resources. The area hosts several coal mines as well as beautiful scenery, abundant wildlife, and outstanding recreational opportunities. And as is sometimes the case in rich places like this, people disagree about how to manage the development of those resources. In the case before the Court, the plaintiff environmental organizations seek judicial review of three agency decisions that together authorized on-the-ground mining exploration activities in a part of the North Fork…