EAJA Awards (#32838)

Western Organizaton of Resource Councils, et al. v. BLM
CV-16-21-GF-BMM
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Western Environmental Law Center
238,685.00
Court
https://www.doi.gov/solicitor/transparency/attorneys-fees
Plaintiffs challenged Federal Defendants' approval of Resource Management Plans ("RMPs") for two adjacent field offices in the Powder River Basin: the Miles City Field Office in Montana and the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming. Federal Defendants approved these RMPs, and 10 others, through a single Record of Decision.
Court found that BLM did not have a reasonable range of alternatives for coal lands made available for leasing in Miles City and Buffalo RMPs