Neil Kagan
Neil Kagan earned degrees from the University of Oregon (J.D.), Michigan State University (M.Sc.), and Penn. State University (B.Sc.). He spent his legal career as an advocate for the wild, wildlife, and water quality, appearing before local, state, and federal agencies and courts. His early litigation protected wilderness, rivers, and other natural resources from exploitation; his later litigation protected the Great Lakes from pollution. He represented local, state, and national nonprofits. As an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, he served as the Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School.
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Oregon Natural Resources Council v. John R. Block
In December 1983, the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now called Oregon Wild) sued the U.S. Forest Service over its allocation of roadless areas in Oregon to uses that would destroy their wilderness character. The Forest Service reacted to the filing of the lawsuit, Oregon Natural Resources Council v. John R. …
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