Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Ban On Drilling in Allegheny National Forest

摘要

A federal appeals court has barred the U.S. Forest Service from conducting an environmental analysis before authorizing new oil and gas wells in the 500,000-acre Allegheny National Forest, which would have placed an effective moratorium on new drilling (Minard Run Oil Co. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 2013 BL 261260, 3d Cir.. No. 12-4160. 9/26/13).