Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior

Filing Date: 2009
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Description: Challenge to proposed oil sands project.
  • Sierra Club v. U.S. Department of Interior
    Docket number(s): 2:09-cv-27
    Court/Admin Entity: D. Utah
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    11/10/2009 Order Action dismissed with prejudice. At a status conference, the parties informed the court that they had reached an agreement. The court dismissed the action with prejudice.
    01/15/2009 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Sierra Club and Indigenous Environmental Network filed a complaint in the federal district court for the District of Utah challenging a proposed tar sands project in Utah's Uintah Basin. The plaintiffs alleged procedural and substantive violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, including a failure to adequately quantify, address, or analyze global warming impacts.