Solenex LLC v. Jewell
ELR Citation:
48
ELR
20173
No(s). 13-0993
(D.D.C. Sep 24, 2018)
(Leon, J.)
A district court vacated DOI's cancellation of an oil company's oil and gas lease in Montana. The company argued that cancellation after more than 30 years for a pre-lease NEPA violation that was never disclosed to the company was arbitrary and capricious. The court agreed, concluding that the agenc...