Weekly Cases Update Volume 43, Issue 5

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Volume 43, Issue 7

Desert Protective Council v. United States Department of the Interior
ELR 2004812cv1281(S.D. Cal., )

A district court upheld BLM's approval of a record of decision (ROD) and its grant of a right of way (ROW) allowing the construction of a utility-scale wind project in California's Sonoran Desert. Conservation groups challenged BLM's actions under NEPA and FLPMA.

Keywords:
Energy (generally), Rights-of-way, Discussion of, held adequate
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Salazar
ELR 2004611-5328(D.C. Cir., )

The D.C. Circuit upheld DOI's decision not to grant the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's petition to be recognized as an Indian tribe. Muwekma is a group of American Indians from the San Francisco Bay area.

Keywords:
Indian Reorganization Act
Schmeer v. County of Los Angeles
ELR 20049B240592(Cal. App. Ct. 2d Dist., )

A district court upheld a county ordinance prohibiting retail stores from providing plastic carryout bags and requiring them to charge customers 10 cents for each paper carryout bag provided.

Keywords:
General
Great Old Broads for Wilderness v. Kimbrell
ELR 2004511-16183(9th Cir., )

The Ninth Circuit upheld the U.S. Forest Service's record of decision determining the method for restoring a flood-damaged road in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada.

Keywords:
Humboldt National Forest, Nev., Toiyabe National Forest, Nev.

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