Judge Reverses Novel Decision Granting Industry Standing In NEPA Suit

October 1, 2014
A federal judge has reversed his earlier decision granting industry groups standing in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge to an administration decision to block new uranium mining on federal lands near the Grand Canyon, undermining a decision that industry lawyers hoped would ease their ability to challenge NEPA analyses. In a Sept. 30 decision , Judge David C. Campbell of federal district court in Arizona said his preliminary decision to grant standing to the National Mining Association (NMA)...


Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive environmental policy reporting.