Note.The Hatfield Riders: Eliminating the Role of the Courts in Environmental Decision Making Author Bolduan L.M. Journal/Series Environmental Law | Vol. 20, no 2; 329 - 385; 57 p. Date 1990 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-044363) Publisher | Place of publication Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Forestry Keyword Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Abstract This comment examines the effect of appropriation 'rider' provisions on forest management decisions, arguing that by precluding independent judicial review, the riders compromise noneconomic forest resource uses because agencies can violate statutory requirements with impunity. The author concludes that the very nature of the environmental problems mandates a role for the courts in the environmental decision making process