Patriot Mining Co. v. Sierra Club
ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20044 No(s). 11-AA-102, -104, (W. Va. Cir. Ct. Feb 13, 2013)
A West Virginia court reversed a decision by the state environmental quality board in which it remanded a NPDES permit for a mining company to the state environmental agency for further review and analysis. The board's decision not to defer to the state agency's interpretation of water quality stand...