DOJ Urges 9th Circuit To Revisit NEPA Review Directive For Coal Mine

July 6, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to revisit its decision asking a lower court to determine the scope of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review required for a massive coal mine expansion and instead leave the issue up to Interior Department (DOI) officials. DOJ in a June 21 filing seeks panel rehearing in 350 Montana, et al. v. Haaland -- an April 4 split...


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