August 07, 2017
A Colorado federal judge on Monday wrapped up a bid for attorneys' fees by several environmental groups in their suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior for letting a Navajo coal mining operation expand production, after the parties agreed to settle over the fees.
June 05, 2015
The U.S. Department of the Interior said Friday it will ask the Tenth Circuit to restore the agency's approval of a Navajo Nation-owned company's mine expansion permit, which a Colorado federal judge had vacated on environmental concerns.
April 08, 2015
A Colorado federal judge has vacated the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of a Navajo Nation-owned company's coal mine expansion permit, saying that reconsideration of increased mercury emissions resulting from burning additional coal from the mine could provide an ample basis for nixing the permit entirely.
March 24, 2015
The U.S. Department of the Interior and environmental groups traded blows Monday over a Colorado federal court ruling that the department must reconsider its approval of a Navajo Nation-owned company's permit to expand a coal mine, with the government claiming the permit would likely stand.
March 04, 2015
A Colorado federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior must review its approval of a Navajo Nation-owned company's permit to expand a coal mine, saying the agency failed to adequately consider the environmental impact of the proposed project's coal combustion.