Sierra Club v. Penfold

ELR Citation: ELR 20463
No(s). A86-083 (D. Alaska Nov 6, 1987)

The court invalidates a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulation exempting mines on public lands in Alaska of less than five acres from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). In 1980, BLM promulgated...