ELR Citation: ELR 20018
No(s). 08-2187 (D.D.C. Jan 17, 2009)

A district court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from issuing oil and gas leases on 163,935 acres of land in Utah located near wilderness areas and national parks. Because BLM failed to assess the concentration of pollution in the air, the seven envir...