A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in a challenge to the federal government's construction and…
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…
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 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…
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 D.C. Circuit denied environmental groups' challenges to FERC's decision to grant a company's request to extend its construction deadline for a 75-mile extension to the Mountain…
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a carbon dioxide pipeline company in a challenge to two Iowa county ordinances that regulate pipelines. The company, which wants to build an…
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 granted BLM's motion to dismiss a challenge to its approval of 26 applications for permits to drill in Colorado. An environmental group argued BLM's refusal to impose…