Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center v. MacWhorter

<> Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center v. MacWhorter – 8/10/15. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Case No. 13-35453. The panel reversed the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of an Endangered Species Act claim brought by Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center against the U.S. Forest Service concerning its approval of suction dredge mining projects in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.

Pesticide Action Network v. U.S. EPA

<> Pesticide Action Network v. U.S. EPA – 8/10/15. In the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Case No. 14-72794. The Appeals Court said, "Pesticide Action Network North America and the Natural Resources Defense Council have been waiting for years for the United States Environmental Protection Agency to respond to their administrative petition requesting a ban on the pesticide chlorpyrifos. . . This delay is egregious and warrants mandamus relief. We order EPA to issue a full and final response to the petition no later than October 31, 2015."