Ninth Circuit Decision Throws Out Coal Leasing Challenge
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
GREAT FALLS, Montana, Feb. 22 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024:
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that a lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/document/ninth-circuit-coal-leasing-moratorium-decision) from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and conservation groups that had successfully reinstated the Obama-era coal leasing moratorium is moot. The ruling effectively eliminates a 2022 district court decision (https://earthjustice.org/pre . . .
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that a lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/document/ninth-circuit-coal-leasing-moratorium-decision) from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and conservation groups that had successfully reinstated the Obama-era coal leasing moratorium is moot. The ruling effectively eliminates a 2022 district court decision (https://earthjustice.org/pre . . .