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76 FR 41411

OSM established July 14, 2011, as the effective date of an interim rule for West Virginia's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning permit fees and bonding rates.

76 FR 50708

OSM proposed to approve amendments to Texas' regulatory program under SMCRA concerning reclamation activities. 

76 FR 50436

OSM proposed to approve an amendment to Kentucky's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning bond requirements.

76 FR 36040

OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Wyoming's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning noncoal mine waste, valid existing rights, and individual civil penalties.

76 FR 36039

OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Colorado's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning valid existing rights, ownership and control, and other regulatory issues.

Minard Run Oil Co. v. United States Forest Service

The Third Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Forest Service prohibiting it from halting any drilling in the Allegheny National Forest until a multi-year, forestwide EIS under NEPA is complete. Until recently, oil and gas drilling in the Forest was managed through a cooperative ...

Holy Cross Neighborhood Ass'n v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A district court enjoined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from continuing with its Industrial Canal Lock Replacement Project in New Orleans until it complies with NEPA and the CWA. The canal is a manmade waterway that provides access from Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway to...

Schenck v. County of Sonoma

A California appellate court held that a county complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prior to approving the development of a large beverage distribution facility project. The plaintiff argued that the county failed to give the regional air quality district proper notice ...

Barnes v. United States Department of Transportation

The Ninth Circuit remanded the FAA's decision not to prepare an EIS in conjunction with its approval of an airport runway construction project. Relying chiefly on two cases involving airport improvements—neither of which involved a new runway—the FAA argued that an EA need not account for the gr...