Natural Resources

The court upholds the U.S. Postal Service's (Postal Service's) determination that an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under the National Environmental Policy Act (…

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) did not abuse its discretion in finding that a change from a seven-year regeneration standard to a five-year standard did not effect a…

The court holds that the presumption against extraterritoriality prevents the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) from having to prepare environmental impact studies (EISs) under the National…

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) was required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to consider the connected and cumulative impacts of a timber company…

The court holds that the General Services Administration (GSA) did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for its…

The court reverses a district court's decision denying a U.S. Forest Service motion for summary judgment that it did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to…

The court holds that the U.S. Forest Service did not arbitrarily or capriciously conclude that no significant environmental impact would result from the Calispell Timber Sale in Washington State,…

The court holds that the issuance of an October 1990 decision memo by the Fall River District Ranger, which implemented an August 1989 decision notice issued by the Forest Supervisor requiring…

The court holds that a nonprofit organization has standing to seek a preliminary injunction to prevent the implementation of a research study by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) on the…

The court holds that the presumption against extraterritorial application of statutes does not apply where the conduct regulated by the statute occurs primarily, if not exclusively, in the United…