March2015
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Logging in the Tongass: What was Known and When
The Tongass Timber Battle. It rivals the Spotted Owl wars in longevity, energy, lawsuit volume and rhetorical pitch. The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and allies headed to the Ninth Circuit yesterday on, among other things, a NEPA claim...March 31, 2015 829 0 -
A New (Acting) Chair
Just out from The Hill and WaPo: relative newcomer Christy Goldfuss will assume the top spot at CEQ, at least in an “acting” capacity. Given the current state of relations on Capitol Hill, it seems unlikely...March 11, 2015 609 0 -
Properly Valuing a No Action Alternative
In a decision last week, the D.C. Circuit rejected the claims of the “Center for Sustainable Economy” against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and its offshore oil/gas leasing program. At issue was a completed...March 11, 2015 575 0 -
NRN III: Robisch on the Flint Ridge Doctrine
It’s been almost 40 years since Justice Marshall’s opinion in Flint Ridge Dev. Co. v. Scenic Rivers Ass’n, 426 U.S. 776 (1976). That case marked the first of many occasions SCOTUS has weighed in on NEPA...March 8, 2015 529 0 -
CATX Holding on Line 5!
The pipeline is known simply as “Line 5.” As an older pipeline, it represents a special kind of risk. Failure prospects increase as pipelines age. This one has been operating since 1953. And ever since it...March 5, 2015 563 0
