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Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Elk Run Coal Co.
A district court held that mining companies discharged excessive amounts of ionic pollution, measured as conductivity, into the waters of West Virginia in violation of their federal NPDES and state surface mining permits. The companies argued that the court could not rule in the groups' favor becaus...
Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A district court dismissed an environmental group's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2012 reissuance of Nationwide Permit 21 (NWP 21), a five-year general permit authorizing surface coal mining operations to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States if ...
Thompson Corners, LLC v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
A New York appellate court held that the subsequent owner of property formerly used as a permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) facility need not provide financial assurance for the ongoing performance of corrective action on the property. Article 27 of New York's Environmen...