Wildearth Guardians et al v. Zinke et al

Filing 174

ORDER re 170 MOTION for Order/Judgment Extending Time to Complete Corrective NEPA Analysis and Extending Deferred Vacaturand 172 MOTION for Joinder , IT IS ORDERED that the Court's deadline for OSMRE to complete its NEPA analysis and for the deferred vacatur are exended from April 1, 2023 to May 10, 2024. Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 3/20/2023. (EMH)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS and
MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION CENTER,

Plaintiffs,

No. CV 17-80-BLG-SPW

ORDER

vs.

DEBRA HAALAND,Secretary ofthe
Interior, et al.
Defendants,
SPRING CREEK COAL,LLC,and
NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY

COMPANY,
Intervenor-Defendants.

Defendants Debra Haaland, Secretary ofthe Interior, et al, filed a motion to
extend the Court's deadline for the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and

Enforcement("OSMRE")to complete a corrective National Environmental Policy
Act("NEPA")analysis and for the deferred vacatur ofthe mining plan
modification. (Doc. 170). Intervenor-Defendants Spring Creek Coal,LLC and
Navajo Transitional Energy Company joined Defendants' motion. (Doc. 172).
Plaintiffs do not oppose the motion,in light of an agreement they reached with
Defendants regarding the NEPA process. (Doc. 173).

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