THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION v. SALAZAR

Nos. 09-5162, 09-5193.

616 F.3d 497 (2010)

THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, Appellant v. Kenneth Lee SALAZAR, in his Official Capacity as the Secretary of the United States Department of Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Buccino and Thomas R. Wilmoth argued the causes for appellants. With them on the briefs was Donald G. Blankenau . Benjamin H. Longstreth entered an appearance.

Robert H. Oakley , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Andrew C. Mergen and Katherine Hazard , Attorneys. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Michael B. Wigmore and Sandra P. Franco were on the brief for intervenors Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Warren Resources, Inc.

Bruce A. Salzburg , Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Wyoming, Jay Jerde , Deputy Attorney General, and David J. Willms , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief for intervenor State of Wyoming.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.


SENTELLE, Chief Judge:

In March 2007, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM or Bureau), an agency within the Department of the Interior, released a Record of Decision that established the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Field Development Project (Atlantic Rim Project). The project was designed to manage the resources of more than 270,000 acres of publicly and privately owned land in south-central Wyoming. Shortly after issuing the Record of Decision, the Bureau began authorizing...

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