Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Norton

ELR Citation: ELR 20227
No(s). s. 05-35408 et al (9th Cir. Sep 11, 2007)

The Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction limiting, but not entirely prohibiting, coal-bed methane development in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming while the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expands its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The lower court concluded that alth...