Now, U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Laporte has issued another blow to developers by by overturning the 2005 regulation thereby reinstating the roadless rule. Laporte claimed the Bush administration violated federal environmental laws by failing to conduct environmental analysis before issuing the regulation. The decision is a major victory for the four western states (California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington) and 20 environmental groups who filed suit over the legislation. It goes without saying that it’s also a great win for the nation’s forests and those who care to protect them.

Read Laporte’s opinion.

Posted by Genevieve Smith, 12:51:52 PM