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TSCRA Daily News Update, June 13, 2008
Lawsuit challenging grazing on Forest Service land expanded Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Forest Service violated the categorical exclusion (CE) provisions of the 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the Appeals Reform Act. Plaintiffs originally challenged 25 CE decisions involving nine forests in California, where the Forest Service reauthorized grazing on 46 allotments. The complaint was expanded this month, and now alleges 138 CE violations affecting 386 allotments in 25 forests. The states now affected include Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, in addition to California. This complaint is similar to a lawsuit currently in progress in New Mexico. These complaints now present a broad challenge to public land grazing in eight western states. Should the plaintiffs prevail on their allegations, thousands of acres of grazing land could be taken out of use until the Forest Service remedies the identified defects in the authorization decisions.
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