Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 17, 2009No. 07-1247, 07-1344PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
SENTELLE, Chief Judge:
In August 2005, the United States Department of Interior (Interior) began the formal administrative process to expand leasing areas within the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for offshore oil and gas development between 2007 and 2012. This new five-year Leasing Program included an expansion of previous lease offerings in the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas off the coast of Alaska. Petitioners filed independent petitions for review challenging the approval by the…
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