ELR Citation: ELR 20128
No(s). 77-5058 (D.S.D. Dec 26, 1978)

The court dismisses a suit seeking to compel defendants to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) before issuing a mineral patent for 12 mining claims in the Black Hills National Forest. The court determines that the agency's decision not to prepare an EIS was not unreasonable because the S...