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Mountain States Legal Foundation: Miners Rebut Feds & Environmentalists; Claim Land Law Is Unconstitutional
Posted on 25 Mar 2013 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mountain States Legal Foundation A 117-year-old nonprofit, non-partisan mining trade association with thousands of members has rebutted arguments by federal lawyers and environmental... Read More

Tags: environmental , environmental law , uranium , mining

Marten Law on National Mining Ass'n v. Jackson: No Means No--EPA Told Again Not to Regulate Through Guidance
Posted on 7 Sep 2012 by Jeff Kray

By Jeff Kray, Partner, Marten Law Group PLLC In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Jeff Kray of Marten Law PLLC analyzes two decisions in National Mining Ass'n v. Jackson which, taken together, determine that EPA's mountain-top mining Guidance... Read More

Tags: dredge and fill , Marten Law , coal , Jeff Kray , mountain-top mining , mining , Clean Water Act , EPA

Jenner & Block: Environmental Groups Petition IJC About Sulfide Mining Impacts On Great Lakes
Posted on 4 Sep 2013 by E. Lynn Grayson

At least 40 environmental groups have petitioned the International Joint Commission (IJC) to evaluate the water-related impacts from sulfide mining exploration and development within the Rainy River and Lake Superior Basins. In their petition , the groups... Read More

Tags: boundary waters , Canada , mining , clean water

EPA finalizes mountaintop mining guidance for Appalachia
Posted on 6 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

EPA issued final guidance concerning environmental permitting regulations for mountaintop mining in Appalachia, maintaining the strengthened requirements it set out in the earlier interim guidance that was released on April 1, 2010. A summary of the... Read More

Tags: Water Supply , mountaintop , coal-fired power plants , rivers , toxic wastes , water sheds , mining , toxic substances , water pollution , Clean Water Act , Coal mining , EPA

EPA finalizes mountaintop mining guidance for Appalachia
Posted on 6 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

EPA issued final guidance concerning environmental permitting regulations for mountaintop mining in Appalachia, maintaining the strengthened requirements it set out in the earlier interim guidance that was released on April 1, 2010. A summary of the... Read More

Tags: Water Supply , mountaintop , coal-fired power plants , rivers , toxic wastes , water sheds , mining , toxic substances , water pollution , Clean Water Act , Coal mining , EPA

Use of Endangered Species Act to prevent mining operation requires input early in the NOI review process
Posted on 15 Apr 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

The Endangered Species Act ("ESA") is becoming a popular tool used by public interest groups to stop projects that they view as adverse to environmental quality. However, a recent attempt to use the ESA against a mining project failed when the... Read More

Tags: Endangered species , gold , fisheries , Court of Appeal , Endangered Species Act , ESA , notice of intent , environment , environmental law , adequacy , plan of operations , fish , 9th , adverse affects , mining , assessment , forest , fishing , Ninth , Circuit