June 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of the Interior lawfully canceled an oil and gas lease on Montana land sacred to the Blackfeet Tribe and a lower court should not have reinstated it based solely on a decadeslong delay, the D.C. Circuit ruled on Tuesday.
August 12, 2019
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday continued to push the D.C. Circuit to reverse a ruling that it arbitrarily canceled a drilling lease on Montana land sacred to the Blackfeet Tribe, saying it provided "substantial" reasoning to support the cancellation.
June 13, 2019
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an energy industry lobbying group said the D.C. Circuit must uphold a determination that the U.S. Department of the Interior arbitrarily canceled a drilling lease in Montana, saying a reversal could lead industry to refrain from partnering with government.
June 06, 2019
A company that holds an oil and gas lease on Montana land sacred to the Blackfeet Tribe urged the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday to uphold a decision that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management illegally canceled the lease, saying the agency didn't have the authority and waited far too long to do so.
April 09, 2019
The Blackfeet Tribe wants the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling that reinstated a canceled oil and gas lease on Montana land sacred to the tribe, saying the U.S. Bureau of Land Management had rightly corrected course when it found that the lease it had issued was invalid.
April 05, 2019
The federal government and environmental and tribal groups urged the D.C. Circuit Thursday to reverse a lower court's decision to reinstate a canceled oil and gas lease on Montana land sacred to the Blackfeet Tribe, arguing that drilling will be damaging to the area.