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SIERRA CLUB v. PETERSON

No. 82-1695.

717 F.2d 1409 (1983)

SIERRA CLUB, Appellant, v. R. Max PETERSON, in his official capacity as Chief Forester of the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1983.

As Amended September 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karin P. Sheldon, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

Claire L. McGuire, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Robert L. Klarquist, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellees, U.S.A.

R. Brooke Jackson, Denver, Colo., with whom John F. Shepherd, Denver, Colo., was on the brief for appellees, Wexpro Company, et al.

Gerry Levenberg, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for Bill J. Maddon, et al.

Before WRIGHT and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:

In proceedings in the district court, the Sierra Club challenged the decision by the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) and the Department of the Interior (Department) to issue oil and gas leases on lands within the Targhee and Bridger-Teton National Forests of Idaho and Wyoming. The plaintiff alleged that the leasing program violated the National Environmental...

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