Wilderness Watch v. Iwamoto’s Empirical Analysis
2012
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Applies 16 U.S.C. § 1131 (Wilderness Act) · 16 U.S.C. § 1133 · 16 U.S.C. § 470F · 16 U.S.C. § 470H · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Amoco Production Co. v. Village of Gambell · Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms · Kern v. United States Bureau of Land Management · Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. U.S. Forest Service
Most-quoted passages
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“a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a Federal agency in implementation of these regulations (§ 1507.3) and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the 'repair and maintenance of recreation sites and facilities' categorical exclusion,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“typically intended for more minor projects associated with ordinary maintenance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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