Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's OK of Colorado Coal Mine Expansion in Roadless Forest
December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release:
Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today to stop imminent expansion of the West Elk coal mine into roadless wildlands on the Gunnison National Forest. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent St. Louis-based Arch Coal from starting exploratory drilling and road construction as soon as today on pristine public lands on Colorado's West Slope.
The coal . . .
Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today to stop imminent expansion of the West Elk coal mine into roadless wildlands on the Gunnison National Forest. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent St. Louis-based Arch Coal from starting exploratory drilling and road construction as soon as today on pristine public lands on Colorado's West Slope.
The coal . . .