Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Petitions granted, vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Traxler joined.
1Opinion of the Court
THACKER, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we address petitions seeking review of two federal agency decisions. The first is the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM")'s decision granting a right of way through federal land for construction and operation of a pipeline proposed by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC ("MVP"). The second is the United States Forest Service ("Forest Service")'s decision to amend the Jefferson National Forest Land Resource Management Plan to accommodate the right of way and pipeline construction. Sierra Club, Inc.; Appalachian Voices; Wild Virginia, Inc.; the Wilderness Society;…
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