Appellate ruling allows WA environmental lawsuit to proceed against mining companies
September 29, 2026
September 29, 2026
OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Appellate ruling allows WA environmental lawsuit to proceed against mining companies
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Washington can proceed in its legal fight to hold two gold mining companies accountable for violating the Clean Water Act and discharging illegal levels of pollutants into groundwater and creeks in Okanogan County, a three-judge federal appea . . .
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Appellate ruling allows WA environmental lawsuit to proceed against mining companies
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Washington can proceed in its legal fight to hold two gold mining companies accountable for violating the Clean Water Act and discharging illegal levels of pollutants into groundwater and creeks in Okanogan County, a three-judge federal appea . . .