ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20229
No(s). 4:15-cv-00031 (W.D. Va. Dec 2, 2015) (Kiser, J.)

A district court dismissed a uranium company's lawsuit that the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) preempts a Virginia law that prohibits any state agency from accepting applications for a permit to mine uranium. The company filed suit against the governor, two cabinet members, and various officials affiliated...