Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20091
No(s). CV-19-44-GF-BMM (D. Mont. Apr 15, 2020) (Morris, J.)

A district court vacated a nationwide permit reissued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that allowed for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline across waterways. Environmental groups argued the reissuance violated the ESA by failing to initiate programmatic consultation. The court found that dec...