Western Watersheds Project: Appeals Court Reverses USFS Approval of Gold Drilling in Calif. Eastern Sierra Nevada
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 -- The Western Watersheds Project 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. . . .
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. . . .