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On April 3rd, the U.S. District Court of Colorado vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (“USACE”) Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement, and approval of a dredge-and-fill permit for Denver Water’s expansion project of the Gross Dam and Reservoir in Colorado and remanded the matter back to the agency. The Court temporarily enjoined Denver Water from continuing construction on the dam pending a hearing on what is “reasonable and necessary” to ensure that the dam will be structurally safe and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the enlargement of the Gross Reservoir. Read More »
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Topics: Administrative Procedures Act, Agency Action, Army Corps, Clean Water Act, Climate Change, Colorado, Injunction, NEPA, Permits, Water
In a January 17, 2025 opinion in the cases of Montana Wildlife Federation et al. v. Deb Haaland et al. and Western Watersheds Project et al. v. Deb Haaland et al., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined a number of oil and gas leases in Idaho and Montana sold during the prior Trump administration, vacating some and overturning vacatur of others. The opinion offers insight into how a court may look to analyze improper agency action in instances where significant economic expenditure has already taken place. Read More »
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Topics: Agency Action, Citizens Suit, Exploration, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Leases, Mineral Rights, NEPA, Ninth Circuit, Oil and Gas, Public Lands
In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 12, 2024), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unexpectedly held that, despite nearly fifty years of precedent, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) lacks the authority to promulgate binding regulations for the purpose of implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Read More »
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Topics: Agency Action, Council on Environmental Quality, D.C. Circuit, Loper Bright, NEPA
