Environmental Law
Environmental Protection
Violations of NFMA, ESA, NEPA
Sierra Forest Legacy, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Forest Service, Charles Myers, Randy Moore, Beth Pendleton, United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service
Published: Jul. 14, 2012 | Result Date: Jun. 1, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:2008-cv-04240 Settlement – Equitable Settlement
Facts
Plaintiffs sued Defendants, challenging the government's decrease in the number of species monitored throughout the forests of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Result
Under the settlement, independent scientists from the Conservation Biology Institute will evaluate the various plant and animal species the Forest Service selectively monitors during its assessments of the Sierra Nevada forests.
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