Pit River Tribe v. U.S. Forest Serv.
ELR Citation: ELR 20223 No(s). 04-15746 (9th Cir. Nov 6, 2006)
The court held that the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act in extending certain leases on land considered sacred to Native American tribes and in approving a geothermal plant to be built there by a California power company. The agenci...