Loophole Through Endangered Species Act Protections Closed for Coal Miners After Court Ruling

Loophole Through Endangered Species Act Protections Closed for Coal Miners After Court Ruling

As May drew to a close, a US district court issued a ruling that the federal government’s attempts to undercut Endangered Species Act protections for the sake of coal mining were illegal. Coal mines had been allowed to rely on a streamlined process that did not require an analysis of the harm they actually cause […] The post Loophole Through Endangered Species Act Protections Closed for Coal Miners After Court Ruling appeared first on Good News …

Federal court ruling will impact rules on mining and endangered species

A federal court ruling in a nearly three-year-old lawsuit may have impacts on coal mining in the region.