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Thomas v. Peterson
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit· United States (federal)· 1985 12 min read
9th Cir. (1985)
Environmental issue: Environmental impact assessment for timber road construction in national forest
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Summary
The Ninth Circuit held that the Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement analysing the combined environmental impacts of a timber road and the timber sales it was designed to facilitate, which were 'connected' and 'cumulative' actions under CEQ regulations.
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