Pebble Limited Partnership v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:14-cv-00199

Court:

Alaska

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

H. Russel Holland

Firms

  1. June 09, 2017

    The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report

    From courts putting the brakes on legal battles over Obama-era regulations to an affirmation of California’s cap-and-trade program to a settlement in a closely watched suit over a proposed Alaska copper mine, the first half of 2017 saw several significant decisions in environmental cases.

  2. May 12, 2017

    EPA Lets Pebble Mine Project Move Forward

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it will allow a massive proposed Alaska copper mine to begin to move through the approval process again, a reversal of the Obama administration's decision to block the issuance of any permits for the Pebble Mine project while it reviewed environmental impacts.

  3. January 13, 2016

    EPA Hid Docs From Mining Group In FOIA Case, Judge Rules

    An Alaska federal judge ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to go back and reconsider documents it withheld on mining development from a Freedom of Information Act request, ruling after reviewing a sample that many should have been released with redactions.

  4. July 07, 2015

    Pebble Says New EPA Copper Mine Docs Negate Dismissal

    Pebble Limited Partnership told an Alaska federal judge on Tuesday that new documents discovered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency undermine its bid for a quick win against claims the regulator withheld information concerning a decision to stop a massive proposed copper mine.

  5. April 20, 2015

    EPA Moves To Sink Alaska Pebble Mine FOIA Suit

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked an Alaska federal judge Friday to toss a lawsuit accusing it of withholding documents related to its decision to stop what could be one of the largest copper mines in the country.

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