WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will weigh the fate of an 88-mile railroad project that would transport crude oil in Utah as the justices consider a dispute over whether federal officials conducted a stringent enough environmental review before approving it. It is opposed by Eagle County, Colorado, which claims that it will suffer from downstream effects of the railroad, as well as environmental groups. The federal entity overseeing approval of the project, the Surface Transportation Board (STB), conducted an environmental review and subsequently gave it the green light to commence. The Biden administration has backed the coalition at the Supreme Court in arguing that the STB's review was sufficient. Lawyers for Eagle County said in court papers that the appeals court correctly concluded that the STB had not done a full analysis.

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Persons: WASHINGTON —, Joe Biden, Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar, Neil Gorsuch, Philip Anschutz . Organizations: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, Surface Transportation Board, ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Environmental, Eagle, STB, DHIP Group, Rio Grande Pacific Corp, Liberal, Anschutz Exploration Corp Locations: Utah, Uinta, Eagle County , Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Eagle County, Colorado, Rio