Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 30, 2007No. Civ. Action 07cv1709 (RJL)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Natural Resources Defense Council, Biodiversity Conservation Affiance, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Western Watershed Project and Wyoming Wilderness Association have sued Dirk Kempt-horne, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Interi- or and the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), alleging that the BLM’s approval of approximately 90 applications for permits to drill (“APDs” or “drilling permits”) in the Atlantic Rim Project Area (“ARPA” or “Atlantic Rim area”) violated the Administrative Procedure Act…
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