National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

The D.C. Circuit denied environmental groups' petition to review FERC's approval of 1,000 feet of natural gas pipeline along the Texas-Mexico border. The groups argued FERC needed to…

The D.C. Circuit affirmed dismissal of environmental groups' challenge to BLM's approval of more than 4,000 applications for permits to drill oil and gas wells on public land in the…

A district court denied environmental groups' motion to preliminarily enjoin a timber thinning project on BLM-managed lands in Montana. The groups argued the project violated NEPA because BLM…

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part summary judgment for BLM in challenges to approval of an oil and gas project in the northern Arctic. Environmental groups argued BLM failed…

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part summary judgment for BLM in challenges to approval of an oil and gas project in the northern Arctic. Environmental groups argued BLM failed…

The U.S. Supreme Court, 8-0, held that the D.C. Circuit failed to afford the Surface Transportation Board the substantial deference NEPA requires in a challenge to the Board's authorization…

A district court reversed its prior dismissal of a challenge to four BLM leasing decisions concerning federal land in Utah. An environmental group had argued BLM violated NEPA and the ESA by…

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part summary judgment for the Forest Service in a challenge to approval of a forest thinning project in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. A…

A district court granted environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's approval of a commercial logging project on federal land in Oregon. The groups argued…

The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part summary judgment for USDA's Wildlife Services in a challenge to the authorization of a predator damage and conflict management…