Legal Opinion
Idaho Conservation League v. Mumma
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1992No. 90-35796PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
At stake in this litigation is an area comprising 858,000 roadless acres situated in 47 different roadless zones within the Idaho Panhandle Forest (“IPNF”). Plaintiffs, a coalition of six conservationist/environmental organizations,1 challenged the Forest Service’s decision to recommend against wilderness designation 43 of these 47 road-less areas, claiming that it violated the National Forest Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1600 et seq. (“NFMA”), and the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. (“NEPA”).
On August 8, 1990, the district court granted…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by242 opinions
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