Logging
Timber Plans, Environmental Reviews Survive At High Court
20 June 2008 - 8:32am | Author: CP&DR Staff
The California Supreme Court has upheld three timber harvest plans that an appellate court had found to be in violation of the state Forest Practices Act and the California Department of Forestry’s functional equivalent of the California Environmental Quality Act. The state high court ruled the analysis of cumulative impact on two rare species was adequate, as was an analysis of likely herbicide use.
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Price: $2.95District Attorney Blocked From Suing Pacific Lumber
14 January 2008 - 6:09pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
The Humboldt County district attorney cannot sue Pacific Lumber Company for allegedly submitting false information during the state’s processing of an environmental impact report and sustainable logging plan, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled.
The court ruled that the district attorney’s lawsuit was blocked by a section of the state Civil Code and by the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which protects lobbying and petitioning activities. The court did not rule on the legitimacy of Pacific Lumber’s allegedly fraudulent statements.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
The court ruled that the district attorney’s lawsuit was blocked by a section of the state Civil Code and by the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which protects lobbying and petitioning activities. The court did not rule on the legitimacy of Pacific Lumber’s allegedly fraudulent statements.
Price: $2.95