Supreme Court appears likely to curb environmental law after arguments

U.S. Supreme Court weighs limitations on federal environmental policy in Uinta Basin railway case

Amtrak's California Zephyr train passes through Byers Canyon, which the Colorado River cuts through. The Uinta Railway Basin project would increase train traffic along this route, adding 10 2-mile long tanker car trains each day.

Uinta Basin Railway gets U.S. Supreme Court review, but the 88-miles of track are just a footnote in a much bigger fight

The opening salvo from the attorney representing the seven rural Utah counties that want a new railroad to connect Uinta Basin oilfields with the national rail network was pretty simple. But its implications were sweeping.  “Eighty-eight miles of track should not require more than 3,600 pages of environmental analysis,” said attorney Paul Clement, arguing for the Uinta Basin Railway before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case that could l…

Supreme Court rulings on environmental damage highlight flaws in National Green Tribunal’s methods

The court has pulled up the NGT for imposing fines based solely on expert committee reports and calculating them as a percentage of total revenue, without following the principle of natural justice. Several experts told Mint the regulator needs an overhaul.

Supreme Court poised to curb scope of environmental reviews - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to rule that a federal agency had done enough to consider the environmental impact of a proposed 88-mile railway in Utah. Such a ruling could limit the scope of environmental reviews required by federal law in all sorts of settings.

Supreme Court poised to curb scope of environmental reviews - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to rule that a federal agency had done enough to consider the environmental impact of a proposed 88-mile railway in Utah. Such a ruling could limit the scope of environmental reviews required by federal law in all sorts of settings.

Supreme Court weighs limits on key federal environmental law • Washington State Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 21, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared generally willing to strike a blow against a key federal environmental law in a case brought by Coloradans against a controversial Utah oil-train project — but they struggled to reach a consensus on exactly how to define the new limits they might impose on the law. Petitioners in the case, Seven County Infrastr…