Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Inc. v. Watson

697 F.2d 1305 18 ERC 1785 , 13 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,233 SOUTHEAST ALASKA CONSERVATION COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James WATSON, Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Service, et al., and Pacific Coast Molybdenum Co., and U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 82-3206, 82-3241. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 19, 1982. Decided Jan. 31, 1983. Maria A. Iizuka, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, for defendants-appellants; Clyde O. Martz, Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Denver, Colo., on brief. Durwood J. Zaelke, Juneau, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Before PREGERSON, ALARCON and NELSON, Circuit Judges. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants challenge the district court's decision: (1) ordering preparation of a full environmental impact statement (EIS) addressing the proposed amendments to the 1980-83 plan of operations proposed by U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp. ("Borax") and Pacific Coast Molybdenum Co. ("PCM"); (2) enjoining Borax and PCM from mining activities pursuant to the amendments; and (3) enjoining the Forest Service from…