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Case 1:08-cv-01624-WJM-NRN Document 166 Filed 03/18/19 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 12 <br /> most recent decisions regarding the ULMP. Currently before the Court is DOE's Motion <br /> to the Dissolve Injunction ("Motion to Dissolve"). (ECF No. 160.) For the reasons <br /> explained below, the Court will grant this motion, dissolve the injunction, and enter final <br /> judgment. <br /> I. BACKGROUND <br /> A. Early Stages and Original Injunction <br /> In 2007 and 2008, DOE approved new uranium mining under the ULMP, mostly <br /> on lands around Paradox Valley in southwestern Colorado. Plaintiffs sued in July 2008, <br /> claiming that DOE had not satisfied its obligations under NEPA, ESA, and associated <br /> regulations when making this decision. (ECF No. 1.) Substantive proceedings moved <br /> slowly at first due to parallel litigation over collateral matters, and to limited discovery <br /> the Court permitted. (ECF No. 41.) The case was transferred to the undersigned upon <br /> his appointment in February 2011. (ECF No. 71.) <br /> In October 2011, having finally received full substantive briefing, the Court <br /> partially agreed with Plaintiffs' challenges. See Colo. Envtl. Coal. v. Office of Legacy <br /> Mgmt., 819 F. Supp. 2d 1193 (D. Colo. 2011) (ECF No. 94) ("CEC 1"). Consequently, <br /> the Court vacated DOE's environmental review documents, stayed all existing ULMP <br /> leases, and enjoined DOE from approving additional leases or other ULMP-related <br /> activities on the lease tracts. Id. at 1224. The Court then invited DOE to "move . . . to <br /> dissolve this injunction" after it had "conduct[ed] an environmental analysis on remand <br /> that complies with NEPA, ESA, all other governing statutes and regulations, and this <br /> Order." Id. <br /> 2 <br />