by Web Editor | Aug 31, 2016 | News, News/PR
A federal lawsuit stemming from a 65,000-acre fire in Central Washington last summer challenges the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to suspend environmental laws and take emergency actions during a wildfire. A Eugene-based environmental group, Forest Service Employees...
by Web Editor | Mar 11, 2015 | News, News/PR
A District Judge has dismissed a lawsuit conservation groups filed against the Flathead National Forest over logging projects in the South Fork Flathead River corridor. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sided with a Magistrate Judge who ruled in favor of the U.S....
by Web Editor | Jun 23, 2014 | News, News/PR
Two conservation groups made the first legal challenge to a logging operation excluded from environmental analysis and public review under the 2014 Farm Bill. On Thursday, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed a lawsuit in U.S. District...
by Web Editor | Jan 10, 2014 | News, News/PR
A federal judge Wednesday upheld the U.S. Forest Service’s decision for an Oregon timber harvest project in the Umatilla National Forest. “The Forest Service properly analyzed the environmental impacts of the proposed project and ensured compliance with the numerous...