Legal Opinion
Wyoming Outdoor Council v. United States Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-5317PublishedCited by 262 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Wyoming Outdoor Council and various other environmental groups (collectively “WOC”) appeal from the district court judgment affirming a decision of the United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) authorizing oil and gas leasing of land in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming. WOC contends that the Forest Service violated both (1) its own regulations governing the leasing of land, 36 C.F.R. § 228.102(e), and (2) the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.,…
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