Citizens for Better Forestry v. Department of Agric.

ELR Citation: ELR 20122
No(s). 07-16077 (9th Cir. Jun 9, 2009)

The Ninth Circuit held that an environmental group is not entitled to attorneys fees in their action challenging a USDA regulation that the agency withdrew while the case was pending. The group alleged that the USDA violated NEPA, the ESA, and the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) in promulgatin...