CINCINNATI - A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 22 invalidated a general permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that allowed surface coal mining operations to discharge dredged fill materials into nearby streams, after finding that it failed to conduct the required environmental analyses (Kentucky Waterkeeper, et al. v. Robert A. Rowlette, et al., No. 11-6083, 6th Cir.; 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 7910)....(read more)![]()
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