U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apr. 27, 2013
9th Circuit rejects wildlife protection settlement
A federal appellate court on Thursday threw out a settlement between the government and environmentalists over protecting imperiled wildlife in public forests.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appellate court on Thursday threw out a settlement between the government and environmentalists over protecting imperiled wildlife in public forests. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a timber company that had challenged a lower court approval of a consent decree between agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, that had been sued by environmental groups. Conservation Northwest and others had sued the gove...
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