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In a decision that should surprise no one who has been paying attention, a D.C. federal district court judge has tossed out the timber industry’s lawsuit challenging the 2012 NFMA planning rule. Industry alleged a potpourri of substantive claims against the planning rule, but won’t get a chance to argue them. The judge dismissed industry’s … Read more
I don’t know if this has been discussed, it was filed a year ago so maybe I’m just late to the party. It’s certainly an aggressive litigation effort that’s definitely not from one of the “usual suspects”. Here’s the link, the first place I saw it was on CBD’s website so here it is, I’m … Read more
Here’s a copy of the lawsuit filed yesterday by an assortment of timber industry, off-road/ATV and grazing interests against the new NFMA planning rules.
Stay tuned, there will be more of these lawsuits coming because of the self-described Sagebrush Rebel’s unlawful tenure directing the Bureau of Land Management. DENVER— Climate groups filed new legal claims today challenging the federal government’s 1.7 million-acre resource-management plan (RMP) to expand fossil fuel development in southwestern Colorado, saying it should be overturned because it was … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: The answer is clearcut. Make sure to check out this latest piece of solid investigative journalism by Rob Davis of the Oregonian and Tony Schick, a reporter for Oregon Public Radio. Rob Davis is an investigative reporter covering the environment for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Meanwhile, Tony Schick is a reporter for OPB. He’s been covering … Read more
The following press release is from PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility). One has to wonder if any of the information and facts below concern Senator Murkowski in the least. Also, I assume since some commenters on this site regularly rail against any and all lawsuits from environmentalists that these same commenters will take the … Read more
The Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center and Oregon Wild, filed a motion today in federal district Court in Washington D.C. to fight a lawsuit that aims to drastically limit the use of science to help manage our national forests. Led by the timber industry, a coalition of industry groups … Read more
If you’ve been reading this blog for a few years you’ve likely noticed a significant amount of hand-wringing from some folks anytime conservation groups look to hold the U.S Forest Service accountable through the federal court system. However, what I find somewhat interesting is that when the timber industry and their allies file a lawsuit … Read more
Last week we highlighted the fact that an assortment of timber industry, off-road/ATV and grazing interests had filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service’s new National Forest Management Act planning rules. Well, on Friday, Robert Kahn, editor of the Courthouse News Service, wrote a very interest column taking the timber and cattle industries, as well … Read more
I forgot to post this MSNBC story sooner. I think it’s particularly interesting because of this quote: The Natural Resources Defense Council had a mixed initial take on the rule. “It is much more meaningful about getting local officials to apply the best available science,” NRDC forest analyst Niel Lawrence told msnbc.com, and there’s “significant … Read more