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On Monday, the nation's highest court said it will review an appeals court ruling that overturned the approval issued by the Surface Transportation Board for the Uinta Basin Railway. Arguments will be in the fall.
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The decision follows an August U.S. appeals court ruling that struck down a critical approval involving the Uinta Basin Railway. The proposed 88-mile railroad line would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network and larger markets.
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The ruling is the latest development in the fight over the proposed Uinta Basin Railway, an 88-mile railroad line that would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network.
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State and local officials argue it's a good idea for domestic energy production. Critics question investing billions in oil and gas infrastructure as the country seeks to use less of the fossil fuels that worsen climate change.
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An Estonian oil company, Enefit, initially bought the water right to build a commercial oil shale mine and processing plant in the Uinta Basin near Vernal.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is taking comments through Tuesday on what could be the nation’s first shale oil mine.Enefit American Oil wants to tap…
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A battle is shaping up over a permit to produce oil from oil shale on state land in eastern Utah. The permit is based on technology that’s still being…
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Two wildflowers that grow only where there are oil shale or tar sands will stay off the federal endangered species list for now. Instead, an agreement has…
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An environmental group says developing oil shale in the West would require enormous amounts of water – and it’s pointing to a recent court case to back up…
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The federal government is planning to protect two kinds of wildflower that grow only in eastern Utah and western Colorado – and only in areas where there…
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Seven environmental groups are telling the Bureau of Land Management they plan to sue the agency over its leasing plan for oil shale and tar sands. They…
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US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced a plan to encourage oil shale and tar sands development in the Mountain West. The Bureau of Land…