ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JULY 6, 2017
Ward freely admits he closed an emergency valve on a tar sands pipeline to prevent harm to the climate, as part of a coordinated action in four states.… Environmental Groups Filed NEPA Challenge of Montana Coal Mine Expansion.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 11, 2020
The federal district court for the District of Columbia granted BLM’s and federal officials’ motion for voluntary remand without vacatur of claims that they failed to comply with NEPA in connection with 27 oil and gas leasing decisions across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Montana between September 2016 and March 2019.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 6, 2018
The states said the Wyoming federal court should complete its review and do so on an expedited basis to prevent harm to the parties even though BLM published a proposal to revise and rescind certain requirements of the rule on February 22. The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JANUARY 13, 2021
Federal Court Rejected Claims that Climate Change-Related Developments Necessitated Supplemental NEPA Review for Forest Plan and Projects. The federal district court for the District of Montana dismissed a lawsuit that sought to compel the U.S. Indigenous Environmental Network v. Bureau of Land Management , No. 4:20-cv-00115 (D.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
Montana Federal Court Allowed Some Coal Mining Activity to Take Place While Federal Agency Completed Required NEPA Review. The company said the injunction would “[i]n a matter of weeks … cause severe consequences to the mine and its employees, in an area of Montana that can ill-afford economic displacement.” CP18-5 (FERC Oct.
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