Great Basin Mine Watch v. EPA
ELR Citation: ELR 20062 No(s). 03-70231 (9th Cir. Mar 23, 2005)
The Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not act arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to law when it granted Nevada's request to split one of its clean air areas into two. Contrary to an environmental group's claim, the presence and operation of a mine in the ...