We did have a fall down year over year, but it was primarily in Region 8. It was not across the West. Breakthrough Institute recently released a report, Understanding NEPA Litigation. In the study, they found that NEPA lawsuits oftentimes add nearly four years of delay to force management projects, even when the agency wins the lawsuit. How much time an agency manpower is the Forest Service currently devoting to frivolous lawsuits? You know, bulletproofing NEPA documents? (03:57–04:13)
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Asserts that NEPA lawsuits add nearly four years of delay to forest management projects.
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