Feds settle Western energy corridor lawsuit

Published July 3, 2012 11:55pm ET



ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of a plan for designating thousands of miles of energy corridors in 11 Western states will be revamped under a settlement reached by federal land managers, more than a dozen environmental groups and one Colorado county.

The settlement was filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco and must be approved by a judge.

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