Summers v Earth Island Institute – a case for forestry’s legal toolkit
In a September 2009 PLF newsletter, PLF summarizes the case as follows:
“The court restricted environmental organizations from challenging forest cleanup plans when the environmentalists cannot show they suffered direct harm. Said PLF Litigation Director Jim Burling: This ruling makes it harder for environmental groups with an ideological agenda to block responsible forest-management plans to clear away dead and rotting timber.”
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