Legal Opinion
National Parks Conservation Ass'n v. Jewell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 20, 2014No. Civil Action No. 09-00115 (BJR)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I. Introduction
In this case the plaintiff, National Parks Conservation Association (“NPCA”), an environmental group, challenges a final rule' that governs the operation of coal mining activities near and through streams. The rule was published by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (“OSM”) of the U.S. Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and is entitled “Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams,” 73 Fed.Reg. 75,814 (Dec. 12, 2008) (hereinafter “2008 Rule” or “Rule”).…
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