Supreme Court Hands Big Win to Fossil Fuels, Agency Power

Eagle County sees US Supreme Court ruling having little impact on Colorado concerns with Uinta Basin Railway

The U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Uinta Basin Railway proposal in Utah published Thursday was a consequential ruling when it comes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, narrowing the scope of the legislation and giving federal agencies more room to conduct their own analysis with more limited interference from courts.  But it did not approve the controversial 88-mile railroad that supporters argue will drive economic growth in …

US Supreme Court clears way for Utah oil railway, limiting scope of environmental review

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that federal agencies don’t need to evaluate the broader environmental effects of Utah’s proposed oil railway, reversing a lower court decision that had blocked the project.Kyle Dunphey reports for Utah News Dispatch.In short:The Court’s decision supports the Uinta Basin Railway, a project aimed at transporting crude oil from Utah to national markets, by narrowing the environmental review requirements…

Supreme Court hands big win to fossil fuels, agency power

The Supreme Court this week reshaped how the federal government thinks about fossil fuel infrastructure. While environmental groups frequently describe projects ranging from coal mines to pipelines as “carbon bombs,” the high court says that may not be the case — finding the projects themselves are not responsible for the upstream or downstream pollution for…

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Environmental Reviews For Infrastructure Projects - The Metals Service Center Institute

As Politico reported last week, in an 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled U.S. government agencies conducting environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) can take a…