A war of words is erupting between Rocky Mountain Power and the commission that regulates the utility over a significant proposed rate hike.

County Commissioners there had challenged the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the 88-mile rail line, proposed by ...

The Seven County case involves a dispute over construction of a new 88-mile stretch of railway to carry “waxy” crude oil out of Utah’s Uinta Basin by connecting to an existing national railway.

The Seven County case involves a dispute over construction of a new 88-mile stretch of railway to carry “waxy” crude oil out of Utah’s Uinta Basin by connecting to an existing national railway.

The U.S. Supreme Court has given the green light to Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway project, backing a narrower interpretation of environmental review laws and potentially clearing the path for a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a proposed bond-financed, crude oil-transporting Utah railway by reversing a 2023 appellate court decision that yanked federal approval for the ...

The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 to limit environmental reviews for Utah's railway. Justice Brent Kavanaugh emphasized focusing on direct project impacts, not future or separate ones. Utah Republicans ...

Though the case centered on the Uinta Basin Railway, the Supreme Court’s decision could limit the scope of environmental reviews that federal agencies are legally required to conduct.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to environmentalists on Thursday by allowing federal agencies to limit the scope of their reviews of the environmental impact of projects they ...

The justices said a federal appeals court erroneously blocked the approval of a railroad line from Utah's Uinta Basin to the national freight rail network, overriding concerns that a federal ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a controversial railway that would connect Colorado to Utah’s oil-rich Uinta Basin.

The Surface Transportation Board, which has regulatory authority over new railroad lines, issued an environmental impact statement and approved the railway proposal in 2021.