Save Our Ecosystems, Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants v. William P. Clark, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant-Cross-Appellee, Paul E. Merrell, Cross-Appellants v. John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture, Cross-Appellees

747 F.2d 1240 20 ERC 1607 , 14 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,241, 15 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,035 SAVE OUR ECOSYSTEMS, Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants, Appellees, v. William P. CLARK, * Secretary of the Interior, Defendant-Cross-Appellee, Appellant, Paul E. MERRELL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. John R. BLOCK, Secretary of Agriculture, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. Nos. 83-3908, 83-3918, 83-3887 and 83-3916. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Dec. 5, 1983. Submitted Dec. 13, 1983. Decided Jan. 27, 1984. As Amended Nov. 21, 1984. Ralph A. Bradley, Bradley & Gordon, Eugene, Or., Michael Axline, Pacific Northwest Resources Clinic, Eugene, Or., for Save Our Ecosystems. Jacques B. Gelin, Al Ferlo, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Clark. Fredrick A. Provorny, St. Louis, Mo., C. David Barrier, G. William Frick, Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Glagett & Norquist, Kansas City, Mo., amicus curiae for Monsanto Co. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before ANDERSON and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, ** District Judge. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases…