Solenex LLC v. Jewell

ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20173
No(s). 13-0993 (D.D.C. Sep 24, 2018) (Leon, J.)

A district court vacated DOI's cancellation of an oil company's oil and gas lease in Montana. The company argued that cancellation after more than 30 years for a pre-lease NEPA violation that was never disclosed to the company was arbitrary and capricious. The court agreed, concluding that the agenc...