86 FR 59674
OSM announced a proposed regulatory and statutory amendment to the Wyoming coal program under SMCRA.
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86 FR 41907
OSM announced receipt of a proposed amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program under SMCRA.
86 FR 37039
OSM approved an amendment to the Montana abandoned mine land reclamation plan under SMCRA.
Voyageur Outward Bound School v. United States
A district court denied environmental groups' motion to reconsider its prior decision in a lawsuit concerning DOI's renewal of mining leases for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The groups argued new evidence retrieved through third-party FOIA requests—communications from 2...
86 FR 26941
Based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, OSM determined that the state of Oklahoma no longer has authority to implement SMCRA programs within the exterior boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation; the Act designates OSM as the regulatory authority instead because no tribe has obtained primacy in the jurisdiction.
Louisiana v. Biden
A district court denied environmental groups' motion to intervene in a lawsuit concerning the president's Executive Order pausing new oil and gas lease sales on public lands. The groups maintained that their interests might not be adequately represented by the existing parties, arguing that although...
NorthMet Project Permit to Mine Application Dated December 2017
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court ruling reversing a permit to mine and dam-safety permits for a copper-nickel mine in Minnesota. Environmental groups and a Native American tribe challenged the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (MDNR's) issuance...
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards v. Red River Coal Co., Inc.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a coal company in a lawsuit concerning the company's alleged mine pollution discharges that had been permitted under a CWA permit. Environmental groups argued the company violated SMCRA by discharging pollutants from point sources at its now-inactive ...
85 FR 81866
OSM proposed to approve revisions to Wyoming's abandoned mine land reclamation plan under SMCRA.
85 FR 81862
OSM proposed to approve revisions to Montana's abandoned mine land reclamation plan under SMCRA.