LEGAL TOPICS AND CASE LAW:
Natural Resources Issues
NATURAL RESOURCES CASE LAW
Monsanto Company, et. al. v. Geertson Seed Farms, et. al.
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that it is impermissible to assume that injunction is an integral part of a cause of action arising from violations of NEPA. The traditional four-part test must be satisfied by an applicant for injunction; i.e., facts demonstrating that 1) the applicant has suffered an irreparable injury; 2) that remedies available at law are inadequate; 3) considering the balance of hardships on the plaintiff and defendant favors the applicant plaintiff; and 4) the public interest would not be disserved by a permanent injunction.
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Minard Run Oil Company v. U.S. Forest Service
Plaintiffs contend that the Settlement Agreement and its subsequent implementation by Leanne Marten (“Marten”), the current Forest Supervisor for the AlleghenyNationalForest (“ANF”), which requires the application of NEPA to the processing of “Notices to Proceed” (“NTPs”) in connection with the exercise of privately held oil and gas rights in the ANF, is both substantively contrary to law and procedurally deficient
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Sierra Forest Legacy v. Rey
This interlocutory appeal concerns three United States Forest Service ("USFS") projects -- Empire, Slapjack and Basin -- that attempt to fund fire prevention activities in the Plumas National Forest in California by awarding logging contracts to private parties.
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Siskiyou Regional Education v. USFS
Siskiyou Regional Education Project and intervenor miners Robert Barton ("Barton") and Gerald Hobbs appeal the district court's rulings in favor of the United States Forest Service on claims brought in connection with the Forest Service's interpretation of Mineral Management Standard and Guideline MM-1, a mining-related directive contained in the Forest Service's Northwest Forest Plan.
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WildWest Institute v. Castaneda
WildWest Institute challenges the United States Forest Service's approval of nine timber sale and restoration projects in Montana's Kootenai National Forest, claiming violations of the National Forest Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and Forest Service regulations. WildWest sought declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent environmental injury. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Forest Service.
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