Appeals Court Strikes Down Forest Service Approval of Gold Drilling in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 21 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
A federal appeals court issued its opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Court found the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it relied on two categorical exclusions for a single project to avoid the required environmental reviews. The 9th U.S. Circuit Cour . . .
A federal appeals court issued its opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Court found the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it relied on two categorical exclusions for a single project to avoid the required environmental reviews. The 9th U.S. Circuit Cour . . .