FindLaw Environmental Case Summaries - March 19-March 23, 2007

U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals

Utah Envtl. Congress v. Troyer (03/21/07 - No. 05-4183)
In an action alleging that representatives of the U.S. Forest Service violated federal law by authorizing six projects in four national forests in Utah, authorization is reversed in part as to three projects where the Forest Service acted arbitrarily and capriciously by failing to apply the applicable regulations when it did not use the best available science standard in approving those projects.
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U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Action Marine, Inc. v. Continental Carbon Inc. (03/21/07 - No. 06-11311)
In case involving alleged emission of pollutants into the air from defendants' plant that darkened plaintiffs' property, denial of post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law is affirmed as evidence and relevant law supported the jury's verdict and damage award, the final judgment, and the district court's decision to deny defendants' post-trial motion.
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