Southwest Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Serv.

ELR Citation: ELR 20455
No(s). 96-15756 (9th Cir. Nov 19, 1996)

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service did not violate the 1995 Rescissions Act by failing to prepare a combined environmental assessment (EA) and biological evaluation for a proposed timber sale. The court first holds that the biological assessment and evaluation and the categorical exclusion...