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May 17, 2019
Enviros Challenge DOI Approvals For Utah Oil Shale Project
The federal government failed to adequately assess environmental impacts before granting permits for elements of the nation’s first commercial-scale oil-shale mine and processing plant, environmental groups said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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May 17, 2019
Gov't Must Provide Info In Challenge To 2-For-1 Rule Order
The D.C. federal judge presiding over public interest groups' challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order requiring that for every new regulation, two rules must be eliminated, said Friday that federal agencies must do a better job complying with discovery.
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May 17, 2019
Trump’s Border Wall Faces Skeptical Calif. Judge
A California federal judge appeared open Friday to blocking the Trump administration from repurposing defense funds to build a wall along the southern border, saying he doesn't know if it is right to let the government build the wall before legal challenges to it are resolved.
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May 17, 2019
7th Circ. Weighs Helicopter, Gun Use In Wis. Recreation Area
The Seventh Circuit wrestled Friday over whether the federal government should have allowed off-road motorcycle riding, dog training with guns and military helicopter training in a Wisconsin recreational area, questioning if the activities would fall under the recreational uses the state initially intended for the area.
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May 17, 2019
Ute Tribe Seeks OK Of Tribal Water Theft Ruling
The Ute Indian Tribe has urged a Utah federal judge to recognize and enforce a nearly $150,000 tribal court judgment stemming from the alleged theft of tribal water, saying the U.S. court should respect the tribal body's decision.
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