National Mining Ass'n v. Department of the Interior
ELR Citation: ELR 21286 No(s). 97-5202 (D.C. Cir. May 28, 1999)
The court upholds some provisions and strikes down other provisions of an Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) interim final rule that required a surface mining permit applicant to disclose all environmental violations it incurred at its mining operations. The court first holds...