ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20130
No(s). CV-18-69-GF-BMM (D. Mont. May 22, 2020) (Morris, J.)

A district court vacated BLM's 2018 instruction memorandum (IM) and oil and gas lease sales in Montana and Wyoming issued in reliance on the IM for failing to maintain federal protections for the greater sage-grouse. Environmental groups challenged the IM and lease sales, arguing that they violated ...