Two other lawsuits are pending demanding further environmental review on the $16 million project, which was first announced in 2003.
Future gulf leases will be subject to further environmental and safety studies, he said.
"We're talking about a company that is not managing its sites and is not concerned with preventing further environmental hazards".
Judge White said in September that further environmental studies were required before the Agriculture Department could decide the issue.
Mr. Inhofe's new role will be one of the most closely watched, since he has clashed often with advocates of further environmental regulation.
On Aug. 1, 2002, the board reversed itself and told the school it needed further environmental impact studies to move forward.
This stream in question flows into the San Sebastian River, where it has killed all aquatic life, and then into the sea, where it causes further environmental damage.
It rejected the group's contention that the dam had damaged the environment, though the dissenting judge argued that construction should be halted to allow for further environmental studies.
The co-op is a way to further environmental goals and also save money for the town's 2,800 households, he said.
This is why the OGA [Oil and Gas Authority] has moved quickly to confirm the winners of licence blocks which do not need further environmental assessment".
"But in reality, depending on the place, restoration work could be good in some cases, and it could lead to further environmental destruction in other cases".
