September 01, 2016
A Native American tribe and several environmental groups that successfully sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its decision to drop protections against road construction and timber harvesting in Alaska's Tongass National Forest agreed Thursday to settle their claims for attorneys' fees for $250,000.
April 28, 2016
A Native American tribe and several environmental groups have requested nearly $700,000 in attorneys' fees from the federal government after winning a fight over the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to drop protections against road construction and timber harvesting in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
July 29, 2015
The Ninth Circuit revived limits on road construction and timber harvesting in Alaska's Tongass National Forest on Wednesday, finding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not sufficiently explain a decision to drop the forest from a Clinton-era rule.