The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to uphold an agency’s decision authorizing construction of a rail line in Utah for transporting crude oil.
The Aug. 28 filing by U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar previews the arguments the government will make when the court hears the case at a hearing expected in the fall. The government argues that a federal appeals court misinterpreted a federal environmental statute.
In the case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the Biden administration is opposing environmentalist groups that are against building an 85-mile rail line to connect the shale oil-rich Uinta Basin region in Utah to the national rail network and out-of-state oil refineries.
The court agreed in June to hear the appeal for the case but has not yet scheduled oral arguments.
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US Government Urges Supreme Court to Allow Utah Rail Line to Be Built
- by: Matthew Vadum
- 09.02.24
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The Epoch Times
- 09/03/2024
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