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27 Jul 2011, 3:59 pm
In her new post, she will oversee BLM, BOEMRE, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 10:13 am
From the court’s summary: The panel reversed in part, and vacated in part, the district court’s judgment in an action for costs and expenses brought by a plaintiff group of environmental and community organizations against the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement after plaintiff participated in a successful challenge to OSM’s grant of a coal mining permit revision. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 9:30 pm
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) proposed a rule intended to reduce the environmental impact of surface coal mining by amending current regulations to require a maximum level in permits above which mining causes “material damage” to the environment, and create new groundwater monitoring requirements, among other changes. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 1:07 pm
The House Natural Resources Committee received testimony from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) Director Joseph Pizarchik at a Committee oversight hearing on the status of the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) rewrite of a 2008 coal regulation which Republicans said "could cost thousands of jobs and economic harm in 22 states, as well as the failure of the Department to… [read post]
24 Feb 2014, 7:05 am
Jewell, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the 2008 rule issued by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which had itself revised the 1983 stream buffer zone rule. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 6:00 am
Fish and Wildlife Service Indian Affairs- Bureau of Indian Affairs Land and Minerals Management-Bureau of Land Management, Office of Surface, Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Water & Science- U.S. [read post]
12 Apr 2019, 8:15 am
H.R.2156: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. [read post]
26 Sep 2019, 12:05 pm
Despite the Project’s inclusion of 13,000+ acres of classified and/or designated mineral resources, which are a natural resource protected under CEQA (like air, water, and wildlife), the County approved the Project without (i) consulting with either CGS or SMGB in accordance with sections 2762 and 2763 of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), or (ii) undertaking a CEQA analysis of the Project’s environmental impacts, including the impacts to mineral… [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 1:44 pm
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) under the Department of Interior (DOI) approved an application by BHP Navajo Coal Company (BNCC) to revise the mining plan at its Navajo Mine -- a large open pit coal mine on tribal reservation lands in northwestern New Mexico. [read post]
11 Aug 2016, 9:30 pm
Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) released a policy advisory on self-bonding—a coal industry practice in which mining companies pledge to use their profits to finance the cleanup of their mining. [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 4:15 am
The advisory committee includes representatives from federal, state, and tribal governments, as well as wildlife conservation organizations and the wind power industry.The FWS press release is available here, and the advisory committee recommendations are available here.Interior Moving to Curb Coal Mining Pollution, Require Mountaintop Restoration - NYTimes.comThe Interior Department is writing new regulations for mountaintop-removal coal mining that would expand protection for… [read post]
11 Apr 2024, 9:48 pm
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement finalized a rule that would amend the Office’s notification procedures of violations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 1:32 pm
Johnson (R-OH) to prohibit the use of funds for the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) from moving forward with a proposed rule that would effectively eliminate the Stream Buffer Zone Rule, a rule that presently allows surface mining operations with qualified permits to work within 100 feet of a stream. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 4:56 am
The Act covers employees of publicly traded companies and their subsidiaries, as well as employees of nationally-recognized statistical rating organizations Seaman’s Protection Act: Protects employees who report to the Coast Guard or another federal agency a violation of a maritime safety law or regulation, and also seamen who refuse to work when they reasonably believe an assigned task would result in serious injury or impairment of health to themselves, other seamen, or the public Solid… [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 2:00 am
National Association for Surface Finishing v. [read post]
1 Jun 2017, 11:51 am
Reg. 93,066 (Dec. 20, 2016), submitted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 3:44 pm
“It’s one of the most important threats to water quality right now,” said Miyoko Sakashita, a senior attorney at the group’s San Francisco office. [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 3:06 pm
“This spill threatened wildlife habitat and a city’s water supply,” said Edward Kowalski, Director of EPA’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement in Seattle. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 9:08 am
“This settlement continues our important enforcement initiative to reduce harmful air pollution from coal-fired power plants and provide the public with cleaner, healthier air to breathe,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. [read post]
6 Dec 2009, 9:11 pm
Click Here Barrick Gold to work on mine despite court ruling. [read post]
