Federal Judge Strikes Down Logging Project Near Yellowstone National Park

Federal judge strikes down logging project near Yellowstone National Park

A federal judge halted a large logging project near Yellowstone National Park because he said the United States Forest Service submitted plans that made it impossible to judge how it would affect critical grizzly bear habitat. The 16,500-acre project located…

Massive logging project next to Yellowstone National Park blocked by U.S. court - Western Environmental Law Center

In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside Yellowstone National Park in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The decision found the agency violated the National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act, and […]