Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Bosworth
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2007No. 05-16989PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Concurrence by Judge KLEINFELD.
THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellants the Sierra Club and the Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign (collectively, “Sierra Club”) appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the United States Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (collectively, “Forest Service”), in their action alleging that the defendants violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321^370f. The Sierra Club challenges the Forest Service’s establishment of a NEPA categorical exclusion (“Fuels CE”) for all fuel…
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