EAJA Awards (#213952)

High Country Conservation Advocates et al v. United States Forest Service et al
1:17CV03025 (D CO)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Edward B. Zukoski and Mary Emily Splitek
147,631.00
Court
Null
Violated NEPA failing to consider an alternative that would have protected the Pilot Knob Roadless Area from coal mining. Failed to disclose or analyze the water, wildlife, vegetation or other resources across the 19, 700-acre exception area, making it impossible for the agency to fairly compare alternative courses of action. Failed to acknowledge and account for the environmental impacts of the increased demand for coal which will be induced by its decision. Failure to take a "hard Look" at the Climate Impacts of the Lease Modifications.
The decision to eliminate the Pilot Know Alternative from Exception SFEIS was arbitrary and thus violated NEPA