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Federal Judge Strikes Down Logging Project Near Yellowstone National Park
Judge Molloy vacated the 16,500-acre Custer Gallatin National Forest logging project due to vague road plans and unscientific habitat metrics risking grizzly bear protection.
- On Thursday, Federal Judge Donald W. Molloy vacated the U.S. Forest Service's 16,500-acre logging project in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Yellowstone in a 46-page ruling.
- Judge Donald W. Molloy found that the Forest Service's plans were too vague, making it impossible to assess impacts under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Forest Management Act.
- The Forest Service planned up to 56.8 miles of temporary roads without mapping routes, while the Center for Biological Diversity and others cited 2,500-acre secure habitat research stressing road placement.
- Plaintiff conservation groups praised the ruling, with the Center for Biological Diversity applauding the court's decision and warning that approval would leave impacts unknowable until after work began.
- The ruling could prompt agencies to map roads and justify habitat metrics with science, as scientific testimony showed grizzly bears avoid roads and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lacked cited support for a 10-acre patch size.
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Federal judge strikes down logging project near Yellowstone National Park
A federal judge halted a large logging project near Yellowstone National Park because he said the United States Forest Service submitted plans that made it impossible to judge how it would affect critical grizzly bear habitat. The 16,500-acre project located…
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Massive logging project next to Yellowstone National Park blocked by U.S. court - Western Environmental Law Center
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside Yellowstone National Park in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The decision found the agency violated the National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act, and […]
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