Wildearth Guardians v. Jewell

ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20001
No(s). 12-5300 (D.C. Cir. Dec 24, 2013)

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of environmental groups' lawsuit challenging BLM's decision to lease two tracts of land in the Wyoming Powder River Basin for coal mining. The groups argued that BLM failed to adequately consider several environmental concerns, including the increase in local ...