Legal Opinion
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance v. Bureau of Land Management
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2010No. 09-8011, 09-8013PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, several environmental and citizens’ groups challenge a 2003 Bureau of Land Management resource management plan amendment allowing natural gas development in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The groups argue that the Bureau violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it refused to study in detail their proposal to phase development in the Basin over decades. The district court held that the Bureau adequately considered their suggested alternative. W. Org. of Res. Councils (WORC) v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 591 F.Supp.2d 1206, 1228 & n. 4…
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