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Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists

The court said only a “paltry discussion” of the environmental impact the project could have had taken place.

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) A pumpjack dips its head to extract oil in a basin north of Helper, Utah, July 13, 2023. A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday, Aug. 18, struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports.