Farrell-Cooper Mining Company v. US Department of the Interior

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Farrell-Cooper Mining Company (“Farrell-Cooper”) and Defendant-Appellant Oklahoma Department of Mines (“ODM”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Department of Interior; the Secretary of the Interior; the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and ■ Enforcement (“OSMRE”); and the Director of OSMRE (collectively, “Federal Appellees”). We dismiss this appeal as unripe. '

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This dispute concerns reclamation requirements contained in surface coal mine permits for Farrell-Cooper’s Liberty…