Legal Opinion
Lands Council v. McNair
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2010No. 09-36026PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The Lands Council and Wild West Institute challenged the United States Forest Service’s (Forest Service) decision to thin 277 acres of old-growth forest in the Mission Brush Project (Project) area, located in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF), claiming that the Project violates the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), 16 U.S.C. § 1600 et seq., the IPNF Plan, and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4231 et seq. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Forest Service and…
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