Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. National Park Service
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 24, 2017No. Case No: 2:16-cv-585-FtM-99CMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN E. STEELE, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this case, plaintiffs challenge the National Park Services’ (NPS) approval of defendant-intervenor Burnett Oil Co., Inc.’s (Burnett) Plan of Operations (the “Plan”) to conduct a three-dimensional seismic geophysical survey using vibroseis technology to identify whether there are commercially feasible deposits of oil and gas within the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida. Because plaintiffs believe that NPS approved the survey without undertaking the complete environmental review required by federal law, they…
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