Wyoming v. United States Forest Service

ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20327
No(s). 08-8061 & 09-8075 (10th Cir. Oct 21, 2011)

The Tenth Circuit, in a 120-page opinion, reversed a lower court decision setting aside and permanently enjoining the U.S. Forest Service's Roadless Area Conservation Rule. In setting aside the rule, the lower court held that the Service violated the Wilderness Act of 1964 and NEPA. But the Wilderne...