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Natural Resources Defense Council et al v. National Park Service et al

  1. April 24, 2017

    Enviros Can't Sink Oil Project In Fla. National Preserve

    A Florida federal judge on Monday upheld the National Park Service's decision to allow a Texas-based oil company to explore for oil and gas in the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida, rejecting environmentalists' arguments that the agency didn't adequately evaluate the environmental impacts.

  2. April 11, 2017

    Feds Used 'After-The-Fact' Memo In Oil Permit Row: Enviros

    Environmentalists told a Florida federal court Monday that federal agencies improperly relied on "after-the-fact" reasoning in a recent response to their challenge of an approval for oil exploration plans for South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, saying the approval needs to be vacated.

  3. April 04, 2017

    Feds Seek To End Challenge To Fla. Big Cypress Oil Project

    The National Park Service has asked a federal court to grant it a quick win in a challenge by environmentalists to the agency's approval of oil exploration plans for South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, arguing the groups failed to prove evaluations were insufficient.

  4. March 21, 2017

    Enviros Ask Court To Stop Fla. Big Cypress Oil Project

    Environmental groups suing the National Park Service over plans to allow a Texas-based oil company to explore for oil and gas in the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida asked for summary judgment Monday, arguing that it's clear the government violated various federal laws and regulations by approving the plan.