A U.S. Appeals Court has struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports.
SALT LAKE CITY — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports., an 88-mile railroad line that would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network, allowing them to access larger markets and ultimately sell to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico.
"The limited weighing of the other environmental policies the board did undertake fails to demonstrate any serious grappling with the significant potential for environmental harm stemming from the project," the ruling stated. The statement received pushback from environmentalists concerned that constructing new infrastructure to transport more fossil fuels will allow more oil to be extracted and burned, contributing to climate change.
The court ultimately ruled that the Surface Transportation Board's decision to grant the project an exemption from the typical review process and claims that it could not examine its full environmental impact violated the agency's mandate. "We are ready, willing, and capable of working with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to ensure additional reviews and the project's next steps proceed without further delay. We look forward to bringing this railway to the basin," the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition and DHIP Group said in a joint statement.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalistsA U.S. Appeals Court has struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports.
Weiterlesen »
Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalistsA U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports.
Weiterlesen »
Appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions; DOJ says Supreme Court appeal plannedThe U.S. Supreme Court must uphold the restrictions for them to take effect.
Weiterlesen »
An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court's approvalMail-order access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would end under a new federal appeals court ruling
Weiterlesen »
Appeals court wants limits on abortion pill access, sending case to Supreme CourtThe abortion drug mifepristone should be more tightly regulated, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says in a ruling that now heads to the Supreme Court.
Weiterlesen »
Appeals court wants limits on abortion pill access, sending case to Supreme CourtThe abortion drug mifepristone should be more tightly regulated, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says in a ruling that now heads to the Supreme Court.
Weiterlesen »