Idaho Conservation League v. Atlanta Gold Corp.

ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20015
No(s). 1:11-cv-161-MHW (D. Idaho Jan 9, 2012) (Williams, J.)

A district court held that a mining company is liable for discharging arsenic and iron into a nearby creek in violation of its NPDES permit. The company did not deny or admit that it is in violation of its permit. Instead, it argued that the environmental group that filed suit against it lacked ...