ICG says lawsuit over valley fill permit in Ky. settled; tree-planting, donation part of deal International Coal Group said Monday it has settled ...
Mining officials say new stream buffer rule for surface mine waste should be ready by 2011 The Obama administration says reversing a last-minute ...
Federal judge denies Obama administration attempt to withdraw Bush-era mining rule A federal judge on Wednesday rebuffed the Obama administration's attempt to reverse a last-minute Bush-era rule that allows surface mine waste to be dumped near streams. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wanted ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration acted illegally when it opened millions of acres (hectares) of U.S. national forests to road-building and logging, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit effectively reinstated a 2001 ...
