Western Organization of Resource Councils v. Zinke

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20098
No(s). 15-5294 (D.C. Cir. Jun 19, 2018)

The D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court decision granting DOI's motion to dismiss an order compelling it to update the EIS for the federal coal management program. Environmental and community organizations claimed that the programmatic EIS (PEIS) for the program violated NEPA and the APA. They argue...