WILDEARTH GUARDIANS v. SALAZAR

Civil Action No. 10-01174 (CKK).

783 F.Supp.2d 61 (2011)

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Defenders of Wildlife, and Sierra Club, Plaintiffs, v. Ken SALAZAR, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Defendants, Antelope Coal LLC, National Mining Association, and State of Wyoming, Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matt G. Kenna , Public Interest Environmental Law, Durango, CO, Adam M. Kron , Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, Samantha Ruscavage-Barz , Wildearth Guardians, Santa FE, NM, for Plaintiffs.

Coby Howell , U.S. Department of Justice, Portland, OR, John S. Most , Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

John Alan Bryson , Holland & Hart, Jay Christopher Johnson , Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Andrew C. Emrich , Hollard & Hart, LLP, James Kaste , Affie Ellis , State of Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Cheyenne, WY, for Defendant-Intervenors.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Wildearth Guardians, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Sierra Club (collectively, "Plaintiffs") commenced this civil action challenging the federal government's decision to authorize the leasing of certain public lands in northeastern Wyoming for coal mining operations. Named as defendants are Ken Salazar, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior...

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