A district court denied conservation groups' petition to review the Forest Service's approval of a revised management plan for the Rio Grande National Forest. The groups argued the Service's approval violated the National Forest Management Act and the 2012 Planning Rule by not including species-spec...

The Fifth Circuit reversed in part a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by property owners against the city of Dallas and the Army Corps of Engineers concerning an ongoing floodway extension project. The owners argued the Corps' failure to prepare a supplemental EIS to account for new i...

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Forest Service in a challenge to its approval of a 40,000-acre logging project in Malheur National Forest. An environmental group argued the Service violated NEPA by failing to adequately assess cumulative impacts, failin...

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of sheep grazing allotments in Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest. An environmental group argued the Service overlooked new information on grizzly bear mortality and conflicts with sheep...

A district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a nonprofit group's challenge to the Forest Service's and BLM's herd management plan for wild horses and burros in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The group argued the agencies arbitrarily and capriciously authorized use of surgica...

A district court denied summary judgment for an environmental group in a challenge to the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) decision to build a gas-fired power plant in Tennessee. The group argued the EA violated NEPA, and that TVA's decision to issue a FONSI and not to prepare an EIS was arbitra...

A district court denied summary judgment for an environmental group in a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of a tree-thinning project in Ozark National Forest. The group argued the Service violated NEPA by failing to take a "hard look" at certain environmental issues and failing to prepare ...

A district court granted in part and denied in part Alaska Native tribes' request for declaratory relief in a challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers' and BLM's final EIS and joint record of decision for a proposed gold mine in southwestern Alaska. The tribes argued the EIS and record of decision v...

A district court granted in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's approval of an oil and gas project in Wyoming. The groups argued BLM violated NEPA, the APA, FLPMA, and the Mineral Leasing Act in approving the project and in approving hundred of applications...

A district court largely upheld BLM's approval of a proposed dolomite mining project near the Florida Mountains in New Mexico. Environmental groups challenged the approval, arguing BLM violated NEPA by failing to adequately consider adverse effects on water, air, wildlife, a wilderness study area, a...