Cascadia Wildlands v. Scott Timber Co.

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20094
No(s). 22-35764 (9th Cir. Jun 26, 2024)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's permanent injunction in an ESA citizen suit concerning a proposed timber harvesting project on private property in Oregon. Environmental groups argued the project would cause a "take" of marbled murrelets in violation of the ESA by clearing acres of tree...