Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2009No. 07-16423PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Western Land Exchange Project, and the Sierra Club (collectively, “Appellants”) bring suit against Asarco LLC (“Asarco”), a mining company, and the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (collectively, “BLM”). Appellants contend that the BLM’s approval of a land exchange violates the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-70; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (“FLPMA”), 43 U.S.C. §§ 1701-87; and the Mining Law of 1872, 30 U.S.C. §§ 21-54.
If the proposed exchange…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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