D.C. Circuit rebuffs another coal mining industry challenge

Last year, we reported on Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. EPA, 714 F.3d 608 (D.C. Cir. 2013).  In that case, a coal mining company argued that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had exceeded its statutory authority when it invoked … Continue reading

Moving Mountains, Part 2: Fourth Circuit greenlights mountaintop removal mining project

Earlier this month, I reported on a blow that the D.C. Circuit dealt mountaintop removal mining in Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. EPA, No. 12-5150 (D.C. Cir.).  Last week, the Fourth Circuit helped the industry get back up on its … Continue reading