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28 Jan 2015, 8:58 am
Plaintiffs sought costs and expenses, including attorney's and expert witness fees, from the Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) after Black Mesa participated in a successful challenge to OSM's grant of a coal mining permit revision. [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]
7 Mar 2014, 4:15 pm
The recent submittal of significant proposed revisions to California’s mining law, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (“SMARA”), signals potentially broad-reaching changes to the statute. [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]
6 Aug 2012, 12:02 pm
Many may evaluate the complex statutory interplay between the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), the authority of the EPA, Department of Interior (DOI), the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and state agencies administering the statutes, the regulations, and the permitting schemes. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 12:02 pm
Many may evaluate the complex statutory interplay between the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), the authority of the EPA, Department of Interior (DOI), the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and state agencies administering the statutes, the regulations, and the permitting schemes. [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 May 2012, 7:57 am
United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (D. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
At a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, witnesses and members of Congress criticized Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s order from late October consolidating the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). [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]
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]
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]
19 Nov 2010, 1:14 pm
In West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) administers the SMCRA permit program, subject to the Department of the Interior's (Interior) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM) finding that the state program is in accordance with federal law. [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]
27 Jul 2010, 6:30 am
Need to know how the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office is proposing to deal with amendments to Montana law regarding required revegetation periods following the removal of siltation structures? [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 11:48 am
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is preparing to do an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to analyze the effects of potential rule revisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to improve the protections of streams from adverse impacts of surface mining. [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]
5 Jul 2010, 7:59 pm
“When unintended chemical releases occur, every minute counts if it is an emergency,” said Edward Kowalski, Director of EPA’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement in Seattle. [read post]
3 May 2010, 9:30 pm
Because it offers liability protection against enforcement actions under the federal Superfund program, the agreement is significant for those having interests in real property that is contaminated or is perceived to be contaminated. [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]
