Legal Opinion
Rith Energy, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 2, 2001No. 99-5153PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
In 1985, Rith Energy, Inc., purchased two coal mining leases in Tennessee. It subsequently applied for, and obtained, a federal permit to conduct mining operations on the leased property. After Rith had mined for a period of time, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the United States Department of the Interior (OSM) concluded that a portion of the property on which Rith was mining contained high levels of potentially toxic materials that could pollute the groundwater in the area through a process known as “acid mine drainage.” OSM therefore…
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