Alaska Survival v. Surface Transportation Board

ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20016
No(s). 12-70218 (9th Cir. Jan 23, 2013)

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition challenging the Surface Transportation Board's (STB's) decision to grant an exemption and authorize a railroad company to build railroad line extension between Port MacKenzie and Wasilla, Alaska. The proposed rail line will pass through the waters and wetlands of ...