Legal Opinion
Earthworks v. U.S. Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 26, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2009-1972Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EARTHWORKS, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 09-1972 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 114, 118, 126, 129 : 159 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, : et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION A coalition of environmental groups (“Plaintiffs”) challenges two mining-related rules issued by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (“Interior”). Plaintiffs allege that the rules…
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