Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews
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The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law for projects around the country. The 8-0 decision comes after an appeal to the high court from backers of the project,
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion proposal in Utah on Thursday in a ruling that scales back the use of a key environmental law and could accelerate development projects around the country.