Oil Train Builders ‘Incorrectly Demonize’ Reviews, SCOTUS Told

The US Supreme Court should avoid hamstringing the scope of federal agencies’ environmental impact reviews for large projects to protect state interests, 15 states and the District of Columbia, 30 Democratic members of Congress, and several Colorado communities argued in amicus briefs.

Restricting the reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act threaten the sovereignty of states, which rely on cooperating with the federal government to avoid environmental challenges posted by federal interstate infrastructure projects, the mostly Democratic-leaning states, lead by Colorado, argued in their brief filed Oct. 25.

The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colo., focuses on ...