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Litigation
Western Organization of Resource Councils v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Date
2016
Geography
About this case
Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/02/2019
Decision
Court granted motions to dismiss appeals voluntarily.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions for voluntary dismissal of appeals of a Montana federal district court’s decision that found deficiencies in some aspects of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of the climate change impacts of resource management plans (RMPs) for the Powder River Basin. The plaintiffs, federal defendants, coal company intervenors, and the State of Wyoming had all appealed the district court’s decision. The voluntary dismissals followed BLM’s publication in the Federal Register on November 28 of notices that it intended to prepare supplemental environmental impact statements and potential amendments for the RMPs.
12/27/2018
Motion
Stipulated motion for voluntary dismissal filed by intervenor-defendant-appellant Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
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12/21/2018
Motion
Stipulated motion for voluntary dismissal filed by plaintiffs-appellants Western Organization of Resource Councils et al.
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12/21/2018
Motion
Stipulated motion for voluntary dismissal filed by intervenor-defendants-appellants Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC and BTU Western Resources, Inc.
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12/21/2018
Motion
Stipulated motion for voluntary dismissal filed by intervenor-defendant-appellant State of Wyoming.
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Summary
Challenge to resource management plans for areas in Montana and Wyoming in the Powder River Basin.