Legal Opinion
Utah Environmental Congress v. Bosworth
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2006No. 05-4102PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
In 2004, the United States Forest Service approved a 123-acre timber-thinning project to treat beetle-infested trees in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Its approval was made pursuant to a categorical exclusion, a streamlined process allowing minor projects to be quickly implemented so long as they have no significant effect on the environment. As a result of this decision, Utah Environmental Congress (“UEC”) appealed to the district court arguing that the project violated a number of environmental and regulatory provisions. We agree with the district court that the…
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