The importance of NEPA and why government agencies want to weaken or do away with it. NEPA gives "we the people" a voice in what happens to our public lands. Apparently "we the people" get in the way of business between our federal agencies and special interest groups.
The Forest Service had intended to remove the Heber herd in 2005. A Temporary Restraining Order prevented them from doing so. A Federal Court Case followed with the following four counts against the Forest Service:
COUNT ONE:
(VIOLATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS ACT OF 1971)
COUNT TWO:
(VIOLATION OF NEPA)
COUNT THREE:
(VIOLATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT)
COUNT FOUR:
(DECLARATORY RELIEF)
The Forest Service had intended to remove the Heber herd in 2005. A Temporary Restraining Order prevented them from doing so. A Federal Court Case followed with the following four counts against the Forest Service:
COUNT ONE:
(VIOLATION OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS ACT OF 1971)
COUNT TWO:
(VIOLATION OF NEPA)
COUNT THREE:
(VIOLATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT)
COUNT FOUR:
(DECLARATORY RELIEF)