U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 5, 2012
9th Circuit sides with environmentalists in case over gold mining
The 9th Circuit sided with a Native American tribe, environmentalists and salmon in an en banc ruling Friday that pushes government agencies to better look at the impacts of mining on endangered species.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Native American tribe, environmentalists and salmon in an en banc ruling Friday that pushes government agencies to better look at the impacts of mining on endangered species.
The 7-4 opinion reverses a 3-judge panel decision that found U.S. Forest Service officials acted appropriately when they approved recreational gold mining in the Klamath River wit...
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