Idaho Conservation League v. Thomas

91 F.3d 1345 26 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,650, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5822, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9501 IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE; and The Wilderness Society, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jack Ward THOMAS, in his official capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service; Dan Glickman, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and United States Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defendants-Appellees, and Intermountain Forest Industry Association, Intervenor-Appellee. No. 95-36293. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1996. Decided Aug. 6, 1996. Kristen L. Boyles, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Monica P. Medina, Environmental & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees. Bruce M. Smith, Rosholt, Robertson & Tucker, Boise, Idaho, for the defendant-intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-95-00425-EJL. Before: LAY, * FERGUSON, and LEAVY, Circuit…