Utah, Supreme Court and Uinta Basin Rail

How the Supreme Court viewed Colorado’s challenge to a Utah oil railroad — and what could be next
With thousands of pages of briefs filed and two hours of oral argument completed on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court declared the case known as Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v.
Supreme Court To Hear Argument on New US Rail Line
The dispute is over whether federal agencies should need to consider broad environmental risks when deciding to approve projects.
US Supreme Court may limit environmental reviews in Utah railway fight
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Tuesday to limit the extent to which federal agencies must review the environmental impact of projects they regulate in a dispute over a proposed railway in Utah meant to carry crude oil that was challenged by environmental groups and a Colorado county.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs limitations on federal environmental policy in Uinta Basin railway case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning over a proposed 88-mile railway that would transport tankers full of crude oil along the Colorado River. The case, which includes Eagle County as a party,
What to look for in Supreme Court arguments over environmental regulation of Utah oil railway plan
A proposed western railroad expansion aimed at boosting crude oil production in Utah is coming before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a case that could have wider impact on federal environmental regulation.
Supreme Court probes environmental review of Utah oil railway
The Supreme Court justices will weigh the fate of an 88-mile railroad project that would transport crude oil in Utah as they consider a dispute over whether federal officials conducted a stringent enough environmental review before approving it.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case about a Utah oil railroad. Here’s what the justices considered.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared open to diminishing the scope of how federal agencies consider environmental impacts Tuesday in a case centered on a proposed oil railway in northeastern Utah. The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway,
Supreme Court weighs limits on key federal environmental law
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared generally willing to strike a blow against a key federal environmental law in a case brought by Coloradans against a controversial Utah oil-train project — but they struggled to reach a consensus on exactly how to define the new limits they might impose on the law.
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Colorado justices rule plaintiffs can use open records law for evidence when suing government
The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday that nothing in the state's open records law prevents a person from seeking ...
Justice Neil Gorsuch Recuses From Case That Could Benefit Colorado Billionaire
The justice had been under pressure to step aside from the matter because of his myriad ties to Philip Anschutz, an oil and ...
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Supreme Court Justice Recuses Self Following Criticism Over Ties to Colorado's Richest Man
NewsCONeeds Days before the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a major environmental case in ...
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'Chutzpah': Colorado justices raise eyebrows at Weld County's assertion it can evade redistricting law
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared incredulous on Wednesday as a lawyer for Weld County argued the jurisdiction did not need to follow the state's redistricting law, maintained it should ...
Supreme Court is poised to weaken environmental review of infrastructure projects
The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to significantly weaken the scope of environmental reviews of major infrastructure ...