EARTHWORKS et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. April 07, 2023

    Enviros Urge D.C. Circ To Reverse Bush-Era Mining Dereg

    Several environmental groups have asked the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling that removed limitations on the amount of allowable "nonmineral" lands that could be used for mining purposes in a decadelong suit challenging Bush administration rules.

  2. October 27, 2020

    Feds Beat Groups' Challenge Of Bush-Era Mining Rules

    The U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management beat a decadelong suit challenging Bush administration rules that relaxed mining claim restrictions on public lands after a D.C. federal court ruled that the regulations comply with federal mining and environmental law.