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· 3/30/1998

American Forest and Paper Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Citations

  • 137 F.3d 291
  • 28 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 21122
  • 46 ERC (BNA) 1385
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 6190

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  • holding that purely legal issue was ripe for review because injuries were not speculative and deferring review would impose an immediate, significant burden on the petitioner
  • holding that purely legal issue was ripe for review because injuries were not speculative and deferring review would impose an immediate, significant burden on the petitioner
  • holding that purely legal issue was ripe for review because injuries were not speculative and deferring review would impose an immediate, significant burden on the petitioner
  • “During the public comment period, EPA was presented with detailed objections concerning the scope of endangered species protection under Louisiana’s proposed program.”
  • \EPA has failed to identify any provision in the CWA that suggests a party's failure to comment waives its right to seek judicial review.\
  • where the EIS indicated that “the Forest Service did not even consider mitigating measures for the creeks actually affected by the” action

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Judges: Jones, Smith, Fitzwater

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