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D.C. Federal Court Declined to Compel New Environmental Review for Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Lawsuit seeking to compel the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to conduct new environmental assessment of the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure.

Center for Biological Diversity v. Burgum

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Lawsuit Sought to Compel New Environmental Review of Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning

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D.C. Federal Court Declined to Compel New Environmental Review for Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure

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