Western Watersheds Project, et al v. Debra Haaland, et al

  1. January 17, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs Vacating Some Trump-Era Oil And Gas Leases

    A split Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that an Idaho federal court, but not a Montana federal court, abused its discretion in striking down oil and gas leases sold during the Trump administration, but halted "surface-disturbing activity" while the federal government reconsiders the leasing decisions.

  2. December 18, 2020

    Trump Admin. Faltered On Oil And Gas Leasing, 9th Circ. Told

    Environmental groups told the Ninth Circuit that the Bureau of Land Management has prioritized development over its other responsibilities, like protecting the "near-threatened" greater sage grouse, arguing in two appeals that lower courts were right to toss oil and gas leases.