Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Land Management

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20017
No(s). 4:21-cv-00182-BLW (D. Idaho Jan 24, 2023) (Winmill, J.)

A district court granted in part and denied in part cross-motions for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's approval of a new open-pit phosphate mine in southeast Idaho. Environmental groups argued the approval violated NEPA, FLPMA, and the CWA. The court found BLM failed to adequately consider t...