Legal Opinion
WildEarth Guardians v. Montana Snowmobile Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2015No. 12-35434PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
WildEarth Guardians, Montanans for Quiet Recreation, Inc., and Friends of the Bitterroot, Inc. (collectively,' “Wild-Earth”), challenge the United States Forest Service’s decision to designate over two million acres of public land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (“Forest”) for use by winter motorized vehicles, principally snowmobiles. Wild-Earth alleges that the Forest Service’s review of the environmental impacts of snowmobiles under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)1 was inadequate in several material respects. Wild-Earth also alleges that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by27 opinions
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