Apache Stronghold v. USA

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

APACHE STRONGHOLD, a No. 21-15295 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, 2:21-cv-00050-

SPL

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; OPINION

THOMAS J. VILSACK, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); RANDY MOORE, Chief, USDA Forest Service; NEIL BOSWORTH, Supervisor, USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest; TOM TORRES, Acting Supervisor, USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest,

Defendants-Appellees, ______________________________

RESOLUTION COPPER MINING,

LLC,

Intervenor. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc March 21, 2023 Pasadena, California

Filed March 1, 2024

Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Ronald M. Gould, Marsha S. Berzon, Carlos T. Bea, Mark J. Bennett, Ryan D. Nelson, Daniel P. Collins, Kenneth K. Lee, Danielle J. Forrest, Lawrence VanDyke and Salvador Mendoza, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion; Opinion by Judge Collins; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Bea; Concurrence by…