Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Court Split On Who Can Contest Agency NEPA Actions

摘要

Two mining companies are seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of an appeals court decision that denied the companies standing to challenge the validity of a federal agency's application of the National Environmental Policy Act (American Independence Mines and Minerals Co. v. USDA, U.S., No. 12-935, 1/24/13). American Independence Mines and Minerals Co. and Ivy Minerals Inc. filed a petition for a writ of certiorari Jan.