In a setback for oil and gas producers and other industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit earlier this month overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction against implementation of the Clinton administration’s ban on road building in U.S. national forests, a move that now could put more than 58 million acres of forest lands off-limits to energy exploration and production, logging, recreational pursuits and other activities.
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Ninth Circuit Overturns Injunction against Clinton ‘Roadless’ Policy
In a setback for oil and gas producers and other industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last week reversed a lower court’s preliminary injunction against implementation of the Clinton administration’s “roadless rule” policy, a move that now puts more than 58 million acres of national forest lands off-limits to energy exploration and production, logging, road building, recreational pursuits and other activities.
December 16, 2002
NM Court Overturns PNM Rate Reduction
The Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) hailed a New MexicoSupreme Court decision yesterday that ruled in favor of PNM andoverturned a $6.9 million gas utility rate reduction imposed bystate regulators in 1997.
April 27, 2000
Court Overturns FERC on Colorado Bypass
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th District has reversed andremanded an order in which FERC asserted jurisdiction over two KNWattenberg Transmission laterals that provide connecting servicefrom Colorado Interstate Gas to two food-processing plants in FortMorgan, CO., thus bypassing the municipal gas provider.
June 30, 1999
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