Legal Opinion
Mineral Policy Center v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 18, 2003No. CIV.A.01-00073(HHK)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KENNEDY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Mineral Policy Center, Great Basin Mine Watch, and Guardians of the Rural Environment, 1 bring this action to challenge the revision of federal mining regulations promulgated by defendant, Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”), on October 30, 2001. 2 According to plaintiffs, the regulations, codified at 43 C.F.R. § 3809 (2003) (“2001 Regulations”) “substantially weaken, and in many instances eliminate, BLM’s authority to protect the public’s lands, waters, cultural and religious sites, and…
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