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- Aug 31, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Court Throws Out the Last Challenge to BOEM's Platform Harmony Restart Approval
- On Monday 31 August 2026 the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed with prejudice the complaint in Center for Biological Diversity v. Burgum, one of several cases challenging Sable Offshore's operations at the Santa Ynez Unit[1][2]
- The environmental groups had challenged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's April 2025 decision not to require Sable to revise the development and production plan for Platform Harmony before restarting it[1]
- The court held the plaintiffs alleged no procedural injury, that their theory of causation was 'far too hypothetical and attenuated' and 'not fairly traceable to BOEM and Sable', and that BOEM's broad discretion over plan revisions left their injuries unredressable[1]
- Judge Michelle Williams Court had first dismissed the suit for lack of standing on 14 May 2026, a day before a hearing on summary judgment, giving the Center for Biological Diversity and Wishtoyo Foundation one more chance to amend[3]
- Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. said 'States cannot stop the Executive Branch from acting pursuant to Congress's authorization'; the Justice Department's Energy and Natural Resources Division handled the case[1]
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- [1]90%justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-court-dismisses-another-attempt-stymie-sable-offshore-corporations-oil-and-gasjustice.gov· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Aug 31, 2026 ✓· 40% of score
Justice Department release of 3 September 2026, about 'a decision issued on Monday, Aug. 31': 'On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed with prejudice the complaint in Center for Biological Diversity v. Burgum'.
- [2]80%Federal Court Dismisses Another Challenge to California Off-Shore Productioncraincaton.com· Published Sep 8, 2026· Starts Aug 31, 2026· 37% of score
Crain Caton & James: BOEM did not require revision of Platform Harmony's development and production plan; 'on August 31, 2026, the federal court dismissed the challenge' because the group could not show how any member would be specifically injured.
- [3]75%Nonprofits hit seawall in bid to stop offshore drilling in Californiacourthousenews.com· Published May 14, 2026· 23% of score
Courthouse News on the first dismissal: U.S. District Judge Michelle Williams Court ruled on 14 May that the Center for Biological Diversity and Wishtoyo Foundation lacked standing, but gave them 'one more opportunity to file an amended complaint', saying she was 'hesitant' the shortcomings could be cured.
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