US Supreme Court Agrees to hear UBR Case:
On 3/4/24, the Uinta Basin Railway project’s backers asked the US Supreme Court to restore the permits and allow the UBR project to be built, and on 6/24/24 the Supreme Court agreed to review the case, which is now scheduled for Dec 10, 2024. In a positive development, Colorado’s Attorney General has also filed Supreme Court briefs opposing the UBR. Although the project’s backers keep fighting, each step they take will face much more widespread opposition – now that public awareness of this misguided project continues to increase. We will keep fighting the UBR and will keep you informed with UBR updates and future actions that you can take.
- 12/11/24 ARTICLE: How the Supreme Court viewed Colorado’s challenge to a Utah oil railroad – and what could be next
- 12/11/24 ARTICLE: Supreme Court weighs limits on key federal environmental law
- 12/11/24 ARTICLE: Uinta Basin Railway gets U.S. Supreme Court review, but the 88 miles of track are just a footnote in a much bigger fight
- 12/10/24 ARTICLE: Today, US Supreme Court will hear Uinta oil train case that could limit bedrock environmental law
- 12/10/24 ARTICLE: Supreme Court showdown over Uinta Basin Railway puts environmental law in the crosshairs
- 12/9/24 ARTICLE: How Utah’s oil train project and its Colorado opponents ended up at the Supreme Court
- 12/8/24 ARTICLE: Here’s why Colorado communities are opposing a proposed Utah railroad at the U.S. Supreme Court this week
- 12/5/24 ARTICLE: Justice Neil Gorsuch recuses self following criticism over ties to Colorado’s richest man
- 12/4/24 ARTICLE: U.S. Supreme Court will consider Utah’s oil train which could impact future environmental reviews
- 10/28/24 ARTICLE: Colorado AG, local governments file Supreme Court briefs opposing Utah oil railroad
- 10/28/24 ARTICLE: US Supreme Court sets date to hear Uinta oil train dispute
- 10/21/24 ARTICLE: Eagle County, environmental groups file Supreme Court briefs opposing Utah oil train project
- 10/19/24 ARTICLE: US Supreme Court to hear oil train case Dec. 10
- 10/5/24 ARTICLE: Neil Gorsuch’s big oil pals are targeting green legislation
- 8/21/24 ARTICLE: Supreme Court to hear Uinta Basin Railway case, potentially to reinstate approval
- 8/6/24 ARTICLE: Colorado AG weighs formal role as Supreme Court reviews oil-train case
- 6/24/24 ARTICLE: Supreme Court will consider reinstating approval for rail line carrying crude oil through Colorado
- 6/24/24 ARTICLE: US Supreme Court will review nixing of Utah oil train project that drew Colorado opposition
- 6/24/24 ARTICLE: High court to consider oil train case
What is the UBR?
If approved, the UBR will haul millions of barrels of hot waxy crude oil across Colorado by rail as it travels hundreds of miles along the Colorado River. Up to 10 trains per day – each one up to 1-2 miles in length with an estimated 100 cars – will rumble through Grizzly Canyon, Gore Canyon, the Moffat Tunnel and downtown Denver on the way from Utah to the Gulf Coast for refinement. With the frequency of wildfires, rockslides, mudslides, avalanches, and flooding throughout the west, a derailment poses an unthinkable threat to the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado River to survive. Check out our UBR page here for more background.
