Usda
People of the State v. Usda
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 5, 200907-15613California10,296 words
Opinion
Opinion
Beezer 10240 CALIFORNIA v. USDA, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA EX REL. BILL LOCKYER;
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ex rel. PATRICIA A. MADRID, Attorney General for the State of New Mexico; STATE OF OREGON, by and through Theodore Kulongoski, Governor; STATE OF WYOMING; THE
WILDERNESS SOCIETY; CALIFORNIA
WILDERNESS COALITION; FORESTS
FOREVER FOUNDATION; NORTHCOAST
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER; OREGON
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL
FUND; SITKA CONSERVATION
SOCIETY; SISKIYOU REGIONAL
EDUCATION PROJECT; BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION ALLIANCE; SIERRA
CLUB; NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY;
GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION,
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY;
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INFORMATION CENTER; KLAMATH-
SISKIYOU WILDLANDS CENTER;
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE; PACIFIC
RIVERS COUNCIL; IDAHO
CONSERVATION LEAGUE; HUMANE
SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES;
CONSERVATION NW; GREENPEACE,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
10233 10234 CALIFORNIA v. USDA
v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;
DALE BOSWORTH, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service; MIKE JOHANNS, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; MARK REY, Under Secretary for Natural…