Lands Council v. McNair

ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20057
No(s). s. 09-35729, -35753 (9th Cir. Dec 28, 2010)

The Ninth Circuit held that BLM and the U.S. Forest Service did not violate the CWA, NEPA, or the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) in approving a proposed mine expansion project in the Caribou National Forest. After evaluating the data, the agencies determined that remediation efforts w...