Wildearth Guardians v. Salazar

ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20166
No(s). 10-01174, 11-00037 (D.D.C. Jul 30, 2012) (Kollar-Kotelly)

A district court dismissed environmental groups' lawsuits challenging BLM's decision to authorize the leasing of certain public lands in northeastern Wyoming for coal mining operations. The groups, who claim that BLM failed to prepare an adequate EIS before authorizing the leasing of the tracts at i...