Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
- Law360
- Law360 UK
- Law360 Pulse
- Law360 Employment Authority
- Law360 Tax Authority
- Law360 Insurance Authority
- Law360 Real Estate Authority
- Law360 Healthcare Authority
- Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
- Products
- Lexis®
- Law360 In-Depth
- Law360 Podcasts
- Rankings
- Regional Powerhouses
- Law360's MVPs
- Women in Law Report
- Law360 400
- Diversity Snapshot
- Practice Groups of the Year
- Rising Stars
- Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar
- Sections
- Adv. Search & Platform Tools
- About all sections
- Browse all sections
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Class Action
- Competition
- Employment
- Energy
- Expert Analysis
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Product Liability
- Securities
- Beta Tools
- Track docs
- Track attorneys
- Track judges
Western Lands Project et al v. United States Bureau of Land Management et al
Case Number:
3:13-cv-00339
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Judge:
-
June 26, 2014
Feds Beat Enviro Suit Challenging Solar Energy Zones
A California federal judge on Wednesday nixed a suit lobbed by environmental groups accusing the Bureau of Land Management of improperly setting aside large parcels of land for utility-scale solar energy projects, saying the BLM considered reasonable alternatives before deciding on the set-asides.
-
February 13, 2013
US Wrongly Created Solar Energy Zones, Enviros Claim
Three environmental groups on Tuesday sued the Bureau of Land Management in California federal court over its decision last year to set aside swaths of open space for utility-scale solar energy projects and failing to study smaller alternatives in degraded and developed areas rather than prime public land.