Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences document December 19, 2008 Kensington CWA Merits SCOTUS Argument that Kensington Mine, AK waste should not be classified as fill and violates the Clean Water Act. document March 16, 2007 Kensington Mine decision 3/16/07 Federal court says Army Corps violated Act by letting mine kill Alaska lake document August 24, 2006 Kensington Mine Court Order Court order of 8/24/2006 enjoining US Army Corps, US Forest Service and Coeur Alaska from further construction activities relating to the use of Lower Slate Lake as a disposal site… case October 19, 2005 Stopping the Kensington Mine Project Press Release September 12, 2005 Kensington Gold Mine Violates Clean Water Act Mine waste disposal sets precedent for new way to pollute Alaska's waters Press Release: Victory November 2, 2007 Court Refuses To Re-hear Kensington Mine Decision Clean Water Act preserved as Ninth Circuit protects lake from mine tailings Article July 22, 2009 EPA Stalls Kensington Mine Permit Agency favors dry land disposal method for mine tailings Press Release: Victory August 24, 2006 Court Stops Destruction of Alaskan Lake by Mining Company Allows other mining activities to proceed Press Release January 12, 2009 Supreme Court Hears Important Clean Water Act Case Today Will mining company be allowed to bury lake in wastes? Press Release June 22, 2009 Supreme Court Clears Way for Mining Company to Destroy Alaskan Lake Decision bodes ill for other American lakes, invites Administrative or Congressional fix Press Release: Victory March 17, 2007 National Precedent in Clean Water Act Ruling Federal court says Army Corps violated Act by letting mine kill Alaska lake Press Release June 27, 2008 Supreme Court to Hear Clean Water Act Case Court decision will clarify whether mining companies may bury clean lakes, rivers and streams with mine tailings Press Release December 4, 2006 Earthjustice Challenges New Interpretation of Law in Alaska Gold Mine Case Is toxic water allowed by Clean Water Act? Article August 17, 2009 Corps Lets Alaska Gold Mine Start Dumping EPA and Obama can still stop destruction of lake Article June 23, 2009 Sacrificial Waters High court clears way for mining company to destroy Alaskan lake Article January 12, 2009 Earthjustice Defends Nation's Waterways at Supreme Court Press Release May 14, 2008 High Court Urged to Uphold Clean Water Act From Mine Challenge Alaskan mining company seeks permit to destroy lake with mine waste Article September 19, 2011 Scoring Some Ink: Earthjustice in the News