Legal Opinion
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance v. Jiron
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2014No. 13-1352PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHESON, Circuit Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND 1049
A. Relevant Statutes and Regulations. 1049
1. National Forest Management Act . 1 . 1049
a. The 1982 Rule. 1049
b. The 2005 Rule and the 2005 Modification of the 1982 Rule.. 1050
2. National Environmental Protection Act. 1050
a. The “reasonable range” of alternatives requirement and the “no action” alternative requirement. 1051
b. The “hard look” requirement. 1051
B. Factual and Procedural History. 1052
1. The 1997 Forest Plan: Promulgation, Challenge, and Forest Service Response. 1052
a. Promulgation and Biodiversity’s challenge. 1052
b. Forest…
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