ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20180
No(s). 19-cv-001920-RBJ (D. Colo. Nov 8, 2019) (Jackson, J.)

A district court enjoined the expansion of an underground coal mine into a roadless area in the Gunnison National Forest. Environmental groups argued that OSM's approval of the expansion violated NEPA by failing to consider methane flaring as an alternative. The court found that OSM was required to ...