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Supreme Court Ruling Has Implications for Mountaintop Removal

June 23, 2009

Posted by Rob Perks in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

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appalachiarestorationact, cleanwateract, dirtycoal, mountaintopmining, mountaintopremoval, MTR, supremecourt

It does not bode well that the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled 6-3 in favor of treating America's waterways like dumps.  Specifically, the Court decided that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can legally permit the disposal of polluted wastewater...continued

Rob Perks
Rob Perks
Director, Center for Advocacy Campaigns
Washington, D.C.
I run NRDC's Center for Advocacy Campaigns. Our shop exists to guide NRDC's policy and...
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