Friends of the Inyo v. U.S. Forest Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Friends of the Inyo, et al., No. 2:21-cv-01955-KJM-KJN Plaintiffs, ORDER v. US. Forest Service, et al., 1S Defendants, and 17 KORE Mining, Limited, Intervenor-Defendant. 20 The United States Forest Service approved the proposed mining exploration project submitted by KORE Mining, Limited for a site on public land near Mammoth Lakes, California. The Forest Service determined the project will not cause any significant effects on the environment. Four advocacy organizations—Friends of the Inyo, Western Watersheds Project, 25 Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club—disagree with the Forest Service’s 26 assessment based on risks to a unique sage grouse population and to an endangered species of 27 fish. They filed this action to challenge the Forest Service’s decision under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and KORE intervened as a defendant.