Supreme Court Votes 8–0 to Narrow Scope of Environmental Reviews

The ruling gave a boost to a railroad project that would move crude oil from Utah’s Uinta Basin


The U.S. Supreme Court on May 29 gave a boost to a proposed railroad to transport crude oil in Utah, narrowing the reach of a federal environmental impact law used to block the project.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the court’s 8–0 opinion in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. Justice Neil Gorsuch had recused himself from the case. ---More...

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