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ANCHORAGE - Work on a railroad extension in Southcentral Alaska will move forward after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed its earlier order to halt work.The court lifted the stay on the Alaska Railroad's extension...
...Tuesday that backed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules on harassment of the animals.A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the agency correctly issued rules that provide legal protection to oil companies if small numbers...
...parroted" the purpose and need for the project articulated by the Alaska Railroad Corp.The dissent, written by 9th Circuit Court Judge Carlos Bea, said the petitioners had failed, in his opinion, to exhaust their request for a stay before...
...tricks to reduce the measured impact." Earthjustice attorney Colin O'Brien said.The eight groups asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene and send the permit back to the EPA for reconsideration.The appeal was expected. A similar...
...around, it's the U.S. Senate. Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest to learn that lesson. Liu's nomination was blocked recently by a Republican filibuster...
...and city of Homer are not part of the federal settlement. The city of Homer and Homer Police have appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Bryan denying them immunity. The tort claim against the...
...the listing would have on road or timber projects if it came to pass.This petition comes just a week after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded approval for four Tongass logging projects due to insufficient scientific explanations...
...groups filed the legal challenge to federal approval in August of Shell Oil's exploration drilling plan with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.Earthjustice attorney Holly Harris said in a news teleconference that allowing Shell to drill when it...
...boondoggle susceptible to avalanche, landslide and destined to wreck environmental havoc.Earlier this year the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a injunction by Federal District Court Judge John Sedgwick that has prohibited all work on the...
...his interest in fighting those battles on behalf of the state, and hopefully getting past the "somewhat liberal" 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and into a "somewhat sympathetic" U.S. Supreme Court.Geraghty said the polar bear endangered species...