Filed Date: March 26, 2026
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
On March 26, 2026, Eagle County, Colorado, filed suit against the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The County alleged that the DOI improperly issued emergency environmental review procedures called "Alternative Arrangements" in response to a declared "National Energy Emergency". BLM then used these procedures to rush approval of an expansion of the Wildcat Loadout Facility in Utah that would significantly increase oil train traffic through the County. The County alleged that BLM had previously committed to conducting a thorough environmental review with public participation for this project, but reversed course and approved the expansion in weeks without public input, using emergency procedures. The complaint further alleged that the facility expansion would cause a 400% increase in oil transloading, resulting in significantly more oil trains traveling on the Union Pacific Railroad line that runs through Eagle County alongside the Colorado River. The county brought seven causes of action under various federal statutes, including the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Eagle County sought declaratory and injunctive relief to invalidate both the Alternative Arrangements and BLM's facility expansion decision, along with orders requiring compliance with FOIA and the award of attorney fees and costs⁻.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Claire Pollard (3/29/2026)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73045456/parties/eagle-county-colorado-v-united-states-department-of-interior/
Hunt, Nathaniel Hemmerick (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73045456/eagle-county-colorado-v-united-states-department-of-interior/
Last updated March 31, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 26, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-01039
Available Documents:
Case Summary of Eagle County, Colorado v. U.S. Department of Interior, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47987/ (last updated 3/29/2026).