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Background:

Coalbed Methane in the Powder River Basin

Buck in Brief:

Energetically Defending Our Public Lands (02/15/05)

Legal Document:

Powder River Basin Opinion

Powder River Basin Ruling

Press Release:

Citizen Groups to Challenge Dry Fork Power Plant in State Court (11/20/08)

Court Orders Feds to Halt Wyoming Coalbed Methane Permit Program (01/07/05)

Court of Appeals Finds Coalbed Methane Leases Illegal (08/11/04)

Additional Resources:

Unsettling Development

Reports:

Defending the Gains

Video:

Coalbed Methane in the Powder River Basin

Websites:

Wyoming EIS, 1/29/03

Cases

Powder River Basin Leases: Coalbed Methane

In Brief: Several suits seeking to address problems caused by coalbed methane development in the Powder River Basin, including the drying up of wells and springs and the destruction of habitat and rangeland.

Staff:

Clients:

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

Natural Resources Defense Council

Powder River Basin Resource Council

Western Organization of Resource Councils

Wyoming Outdoor Council

Updated: May 18, 2006

Case #02832

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Powder River Basin Leases: Coalbed Methane