National Environmental Policy Act/Endangered Species Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Forest Service Timber Harvest/Road Construction
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21
The United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in a February 22nd appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho (“District Court”) addressed an issue arising out of United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) timber harvest and road construction. See Friends of Clearwater et al. v. Jeanne M. Higgins, et al., 2021 WL 672859. Plaintiffs – Friends of the Clearwater and Alliance for the Wild Rockies (collectively “FOTC”) sought a preliminary...
By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,