West Virginia Div. of the Izaak Walton League v. Butz

ELR Citation: ELR 20128
No(s). 73-68-E (N.D. W. Va. Dec 21, 1973)

The court grants plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and enjoins defendants from allowing clearcutting under contracts for the sale of timber in the Monongahela National Forest since this practice violates the Organic Act of 1897. Defendants are ordered to revise their regulations, manual, and c...