ELR Citation: ELR 20158
No(s). 05-1057 (D. Or. Aug 4, 2006)

A district court grants summary judgment in favor of environmental groups challenging the U.S. Forest Service's record of decision for 49 mining operations in the North Fork Burnt River watershed in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The Forest Service violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) because it...