Legal Opinion
Desert Citizens Against Pollution v. Bisson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2000No. 97-55429PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Chief Judge:
We review the district court’s rulings on an action brought by three environmental organizations under, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (“FLPMA”), 43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. Desert Citizens Against Pollution, Sierra Club, and Desert Protective Council (collectively, “Desert Citizens”) challenge a decision by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to enter into a land exchange with interve-nors Gold Fields Mining Corporation and its subsidiary, Arid Operations, Inc. (“Gold Fields”). The companies plan to construct a landfill on the federal lands in Imperial County,…
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