Great Basin Resource Watch v. United States Department of the Interior

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20056
No(s). 3:19-cv-00661-LRH-CSD (D. Nev. Mar 31, 2023) (Hicks, J.)

A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's second approval of a proposed open pit mine in Nevada. The groups argued BLM failed to adequately protect federal water reserves within the mine area; violated NEPA by failin...