Oregon Wild v. Bureau of Land Management

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20055
No(s). 6:14-CV-0110-AA (D. Or. Mar 14, 2015) (Aiken, J.)

A district court held that BLM violated NEPA and the APA when it authorized a logging project in an area of Douglas County, Oregon, that provides habitat for the northern spotted owl. In its EA for the project, which would effectively remove 160 acres of mature forest, BLM failed to consider a reaso...