Court rejects U.S. bid to establish corridors for new electric transmission lines
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 14:32
in Earth & Climate
A federal appellate panel rules 2 to 1 that the Department of Energy failed to adequately consult states or conduct environmental reviews. Involved are 100 million acres in 10 states, including much of the Mojave Desert.A federal court Tuesday rebuffed the U.S. Department of Energy's attempt to establish national interest corridors for new high-voltage electric transmission lines that would cover 100 million acres in 10 states, including state and national parks in the Mojave Desert.