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Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting Release Final Report on Proposed U.S. Mining Reforms on...

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In the Fall of 2023, the Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting (“IWG”) released its final report containing recommendations to reform how mining is conducted on public lands (the “Final...more

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Federal Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Plans Revisited

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The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) has announced a 90-day comment period on proposed amendments to six Resource Management Plans (“RMPs”) and associated draft Environmental Impact Statements (“DEISs”) designed to protect...more

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Quebec’s Energy, Mining Sectors Searching for Clarity on Social Acceptability

On February 16 2016, Quebec’s Energy and Natural Resource Minister, Pierre Arcand, tabled a green paper (referred to in French as the “Livre Vert”) at the National Assembly, outlining five guidelines regarding social...more

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Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing Issued by Secretary Jewell

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On January 15, 2016, Interior Secretary Jewell halted federal coal leasing on public lands. Western coal companies are attempting to sort out the implications of the moratorium and exemptions set out in Secretarial Order...more

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Yet Another Lawsuit Seeking to Limit California Oil Development

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The clamor over hydraulic fracturing continued Wednesday as environmental activists filed another lawsuit to limit oil and gas development in California. The lawsuit, filed by Earthjustice on behalf of the Center for...more

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