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Federal appeals court turns down request to rehear Uinta Basin Railway case
December 4, 2023
Earlier decision stands, requiring regulators to address issues with environmental report
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has turned down a request to rehear its decision blocking approval of the Uinta Basin Railway project, the Salt Lake Tribune reports, leaving the Surface Transportation Board to address issues with its environmental report raised by the court’s decision in August.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday turned down the rehearing request from the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, the public partner for the project to build an approximately 88-mile railroad from a remote portion of northeaster Utah to connect to the Union Pacific main line, allowing transport of up to 350,000 barrels of oil per day.