Note.The Hatfield Riders: Eliminating the Role of the Courts in Environmental Decision Making Autor Bolduan L.M. Título de serie Environmental Law | Vol. 20, no 2; 329 - 385; 57 p. Fecha 1990 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-044363) Editor | Lugar de publicación Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Materia Bosques Palabra clave Política/planificación Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Resumen 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