Legal Opinion
Wildearth Guardians v. United States Forest Service
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided April 1, 2010No. Civil Action 08-cv-02167-JLKPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
The West Elk Coal Mine is a subterranean coal mine located near Paonia, Colo rado. Operated since 1981 by the Mountain Coal Company (“MCC”), a subsidiary of the St. Louis, Missouri-based Arch Coal Company, the mine largely underlies lands managed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison National Forest. As a result of MCC’s mining activities, significant quantities of methane, a highly combustible gas which poses a significant safety risk, is released into the underground mine. 1 Of great significance to WildEarth Guardians, methane is also a…
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