Center for Biological Diversity v. Mayorkas
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for an environmental group and U.S. congressman in a lawsuit concerning enforcement activity along the U.S.-Mexico border. The plaintiffs argued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated NEPA by failing to issue a suppleme...
Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management
A district court vacated BLM's approval of an oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Indigenous and environmental groups argued BLM violated NEPA by failing to adequately analyze the effects of the project's downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its EIS, failing to c...
Stop B2H Coalition v. Bureau of Land Management
A district court denied nonprofit groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to BLM's decision authorizing a power company to construct a portion of an electrical transmission line across roughly 100 miles of federal land. The groups argued BLM violated NEPA by failing to supplement the fina...
Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the interests of American workers, businesses, consumers, and communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy.
Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bernhardt
A district court dismissed a challenge to BLM's approval of oil and gas drilling permits in the Mancos Shale in New Mexico. An environmental group argued that BLM's approval of the permits violated NEPA by failing to take a "hard look" at the drilling's impacts on water resources and air quality. Th...
Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management
A district court denied a motion to preliminarily enjoin construction of a lithium mine in Nevada. Conservation groups argued BLM's decision to approve the mine violated FLPMA and NEPA, and sought to enjoin its construction until the violations were corrected. The court found that the groups failed ...