Idaho Conservation League v. U.S. Forest Service
ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20110 No(s). 1:18-CV-504-BLW (D. Idaho May 4, 2020) (Winmill, J.)
A district court vacated an EA and FONSI issued by the Forest Service approving a mining company to explore for gold on public lands near the Idaho-Montana border. Environmental groups previously argued before the court that the Forest Service failed to take a hard look at the impacts on groundwater...