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Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior

Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior 

2:09-cv-27D. Utah2 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/10/2009
Decision
Action dismissed with prejudice.
At a status conference, the parties informed the court that they had reached an agreement. The court dismissed the action with prejudice.
01/15/2009
Complaint
Complaint filed.
Sierra Club and Indigenous Environmental Network filed a complaint in the federal district court for the District of Utah challenging a proposed tar sands project in Utah's Uintah Basin. The plaintiffs alleged procedural and substantive violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, including a failure to adequately quantify, address, or analyze global warming impacts.