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document July 19, 2016

Mingo Logan Coal Co. Spruce Mine No.1 Appeal Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the 2011 decision by the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block a permit for the…
The site of the Spruce No. 1 mine, in West Virginia. (Photo Courtesy of Vivian Stockman / OVEC; Flyover courtesy SouthWings)
Press Release: Victory July 19, 2016

Appeals Court Upholds EPA Veto of Spruce No. 1 Mountaintop Removal Mine Permit

U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. affirms district court; finds U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reasonably and lawfully decided that huge mountaintop removal mine in WV would cause unacceptable environmental harm
document April 8, 2016

Spruce Mine Veto_Amicus Brief

Amicus brief for the D.C. Circuit court hearing in the second round of Mingo Logan’s case challenging EPA’s Spruce veto.
document September 30, 2014

Spruce Mine Opinion

Federal Court Upholds EPA Veto of Spruce Mountaintop Removal Mine
The site of the Spruce No. 1 mine, in West Virginia. (Photo Courtesy of Vivian Stockman / OVEC; Flyover courtesy SouthWings)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2014

Federal Court Upholds EPA Veto of Spruce Mountaintop Removal Mine

Finds coal industry’s case against EPA action baseless
The site of the Spruce No. 1 mine, in West Virginia. (Photo Courtesy of Vivian Stockman / OVEC; Flyover courtesy SouthWings)
case August 12, 2014

Stopping A Massive Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine

Press Release March 24, 2014

Supreme Court Rejects Coal Industry Attack on the EPA’s Power to Protect Clean Water

Refuses to hear baseless case against the EPA for blocking extreme WV mountaintop removal mine
Press Release July 26, 2013

Court Denies Coal Company’s Request for Rehearing on Spruce Mine Veto

Decision upholds the U.S. EPA’s power to protect communities from mountaintop removal mining
Spruce No. 1 mine. The community of Pigeon Roost Hollow is on the right. (Photo by Vivian Stockman; Flyover courtesy of SouthWings)
Article: Victory April 24, 2013

Victory: Court Upholds EPA Authority to Protect Appalachia

Unanimous panel of judges rule for EPA in coal industry lawsuit
Press Release: Victory April 23, 2013

Court Upholds EPA’s Power To Protect Communities From Mountaintop Removal Mining

D.C. Circuit rules against coal industry on Spruce Mine veto
document March 13, 2013

Spruce Appeal Amicus Brief

Amici curiae brief filed by Earthjustice, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Coal River Mountain Watch, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense Council in support…
Press Release May 14, 2012

EPA Strongly Defends Its Veto of One of Largest Mountaintop Removal Mines Ever Proposed

Agency files appeal to persevere in protection of Appalachian waters, communities
Article March 26, 2012

Spruce Court Decision: A Sad Day in West Virginia

Citizens vow to fight harder against mountaintop removal mining
Press Release March 23, 2012

Appalachians Vow to Continue Supporting EPA’s Effort to Protect Waterways and Communities from Mountaintop Removal Mining

District court rules in case involving issue of EPA authority to protect waters
Article January 19, 2012

Stand With Donna And All the People of Appalachia

The story of one woman's fight to save her homeland
document May 25, 2011

Motion to Intervene: Spruce Mine

Press Release May 25, 2011

Appalachian and National Groups File Amicus Brief In Support of EPA Veto of Mountaintop Removal Mining Operation

Oppose lawsuit brought by coal company that seeks to overturn EPA’s historic decision to protect West Virginia streams
Article January 21, 2011

MTR Mining Update: Watching the Groundswell for Change

Movement to stop the destruction picks up after historic EPA action on MTR