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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Trump Administration Seeks to “Unleash” Alaska’s “Extraordinary Resource Potential” ‎Through Directives to the ‎BLM

On the President’s first day in office, January 20, the White House released Executive Order 14153, titled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” (the “Alaska EO”). The Alaska EO states that: The State of...more

Snell & Wilmer

Mining Milestones: D.C. Circuit Upholds Key Mill Site Flexibility – What’s Next?

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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Earthworks v. U.S. Department of the Interior has important implications for mining companies operating on public lands. This ruling upholds the Bureau of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Permitting Reform in the United States

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This article is part of Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled Striking the Balance: Permitting Reforms for Mining and the Energy Transition. In this series, we’ll explore the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

NEPA Is Indeed Posing a Really Big Obstacle to Coal Mining On Public Lands

On Friday, I posted about a decision invalidating BLM Resource Manage Plans for failure to comply with NEPA.  My caption was “NEPA Is Still Going to Pose an Obstacle to Leasing Public Lands for Fossil Fuel Extraction.”...more

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