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Oil Wins Big as Supreme Court Greenlights Utah Rail Line

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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 major expansion in oil transport capacity.

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the justices reversed a lower court ruling, slamming it for what they described as an overly expansive and intrusive interpretation of environmental law. The line would link the Uinta Basin’s oil fields—tucked deep in northeastern Utah’s sagebrush terrain—to the national rail network, unlocking access to Gulf Coast and West Coast refineries.

At the heart of the case was how far federal agencies must go under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate ripple effects—like emissions from oil refining or increased drilling—when considering infrastructure projects. Writing for the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh affirmed that federal agencies have discretion to weigh environmental impacts as they see fit, pushing back on calls for broader reviews that include downstream effects like refining emissions or increased oil consumption.

“Simply stated, NEPA is a procedural cross-check, not a substantive roadblock. The goal of the law is to inform agency decisionmaking, not to paralyze it,” Justice Kavanaugh said in the ruling.

The ruling marks a decisive win for the oil industry and rural Utah counties—but while it clears the legal path, regulatory and environmental challenges are likely far from over. Environmental groups and opponents in neighboring Colorado have vowed to continue their challenge, citing risks from potential oil spills, wildfire ignition from rail operations, and the sheer scale of production increases the line could facilitate.

Backers argue the Surface Transportation Board already evaluated the immediate effects and imposed 91 mitigation requirements.

The Supreme Court’s decision has broader implications and follows the justices’ recent moves to pare back the power of federal regulators, including the striking down of the Chevron doctrine earlier this year. The ruling aligns with the court’s steady skepticism toward expansive agency authority.

Construction may still face regulatory speed bumps—but the legal track has now been cleared.

By Julianne Geiger for Oilprice.com

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