surface coal mining
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
ELR Case
A district court upheld a dredge-and-fill permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued to a mining company allowing it to conduct surface coal mining activities at a proposed 725-acre site in Boone County, West Virginia. Environmental...
Kentucky Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Rowlette
ELR Case
The Sixth Circuit struck down the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' reissuance of nationwide permit 21, which authorizes surface coal mining operations to discharge dredged and fill material into waters of the United States. An...