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NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION v. KEMPTHORNE et al
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February 21, 2014
Bush-Era Water Rules For Coal Mines Struck Down
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday struck down controversial water regulations that rolled back stream protections near mountaintop removal coal mining sites, finding that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act by ignoring evidence that the rule put critical habitats at risk.
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January 31, 2014
Enviro Group Wants 2008 Surface Mining Rule Nixed
An environmental group urged a Washington federal judge on Friday to throw out a 2008 surface mining rule that the U.S. government now concedes was issued improperly, while a coal interest association argued that the rule should go through a notice and comment period before it's withdrawn.
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September 12, 2013
DOI Seeks To Fold In Enviro Challenge To Stream Protections
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency asked a Washington court Wednesday to rule against it in an Endangered Species Act suit over a contested 2008 rule tied to surface coal mining, while an intervening coal interest group said the government had erred in partially conceding the case.
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July 18, 2013
DOI Admits Fault In Stream Buffer Zone Rule Suit
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday admitted they violated the Endangered Species Act by not consulting with the Fish and Wildlife Service before approving a 2008 rule limiting surface coal mining near streams.
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January 29, 2013
Enviros Revive DOI Suit Over Failure To Protect Streams
Environmentalists reopened litigation against the U.S. Department of Interior on Monday, alleging the department has failed to fulfill an out-of-court settlement to amend or repeal a rule that nixed a key protection for Appalachian streams during mountaintop removal mining.