In an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge to a National Park Service river management plan, the circuit court adopts the district court’s opinion and summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the APA does not allow the court to overturn an agency decision because it disagrees with the decision or with the agency’s conclusions about environmental impacts.
Read River Runners for Wilderness v. Martin, No. 08-15112
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted June 10, 2009
Filed July 21, 2009
Judges
Per Curiam
Counsel
For Appellants:
Julia A. Olson, Wild Earth Advocates, Eugene, OR
Matthew K. Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, MT
For Appellees:
Charles R. Scott, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
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