High Court Review Of Ruling In Fracking-Related Railway Case Needed, Groups Argue

(March 14, 2024, 9:59 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intervenors in litigation pertaining to a proposed rail line in Utah that would carry, among other things, products related to hydraulic fracturing to and from the shale formation in the Uinta Basin have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that it should hear their case because the lower court erred in its application of Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen as it applies to the standard for environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and a Circuit Court split exists....