Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed to favor a Utah oil railroad expansion in arguments on Tuesday, but appeared more skeptical of putting strict new limits on a key national environmental law. The justices were weighing a multibillion-dollar project that could quadruple oil production in the remote area. Backers of the project asked the court to get the project back on track and urged them to limit the scope of environmental reviews. But environmental groups and a Colorado county argued that regulators must consider a broad range of potential impacts when they consider new development. The court is expected to rule in the coming months.