US Forest Service fire prevention rule decision [9th Circuit]

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US Forest Service fire prevention rule decision [9th Circuit]

December 6, 2007 09:32:00 pm

Sierra Club et al. v. Dale Bosworth et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, December 5, 2007 [striking down a Bush administration rule aimed at preventing urban forest fires as arbitrary and capricious, and holding that the US Forest Service failed to properly assess the potential impact the rule would have on the environment before promulgating the rule]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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