Legal Opinion
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
District Court, D. Montana
Decided July 27, 2010No. CV-08-43-M-DWMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
I. Introduction
The Plaintiff in this case, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, seeks review under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706, of federal agency actions and the associated planning documents relating to the use of chemical fire retardant to fight wildfires on United States Forest Service lands. Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint alleges claims under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) (Count I) and the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) (Counts II-IV). The planning documents challenged are the Forest Service’s Environmental…
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