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· 4/25/2002

Utah Shared Access Alliance v. United States Forest Service

Citations

  • 288 F.3d 1205
  • 32 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20642
  • 54 ERC (BNA) 1857
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 7589
  • 2002 WL 725419

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • the Service must use a methodology with a \rational basis\ but does not need to use the best possible methodology or create the most detailed EA possible
  • “The role of the courts in reviewing compliance with NEPA is simply to ensure that the agency has adequately considered and disclosed the environmental impact of its actions and that its decision is not arbitrary and capricious.”

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Judges: Ebel, McWilliams, Brown

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