Earth Island Institute v. Ruthenbeck
459 F.3d 954
The United States Forest Service (USFS) appealed a district court decision in favor of Earth Island Institute, Sequoia Forestkeeper, Heartwood, Inc., Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club (collectively Earth Island), which enjoined five of the USFS's regulations on... {Continue reading}

Environmental Protection Information Center. v. U.S. Forest Service
451 F.3d 1005 (9th Cir. 2006)
The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) sued the United States Forest Service (FS) for failing to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)[1] and for preparing an inadequate Environmental Assessment (EA) for the... {Continue reading}

League of Wilderness Defenders-Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. U.S. Forest Service
549 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 2008)
Two environmental groups, League of Wilderness Defenders-Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project and Cascadia Wildlands Project (collectively LOWD), sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the United States Forest Service (USFS) for a project that allowed commercial logging in the Ochoco National... {Continue reading}

Pit River Tribe v. U.S. Forest Service
469 F.3d 768 (9th Cir. 2006)
The Pit River Tribe, the Native Coalition for Medicine Lake Highlands Defense, and the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (collectively Pit River) sued the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Department of Interior (collectively Agencies) alleging that the... {Continue reading}