Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al., Defendants País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte inferior Fecha Mar 23, 2007 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Juez Chambers Robert, C. Número de referencia Civil Action No. 3:05-0784 Idioma Inglés Materia Recursos minerales, Agua Palabra clave Carbón Zona de montaña Aguas continentales Licencia minera Resumen The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued four permits to fill headwater streams in conjunction with mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. The Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition filed a suit against this decision claiming that the mining violated the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act and led to stream and headwater destruction. The court was of the view that the Corps had not adequately addressed certain issues as to the impacts of the mining activity on the environment. Failing to conduct its review as required under the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, the Corps decided to issue a finding of “no significant impact” where Environmental Impact Statements could have been required. Congress had mandated the Corps to “maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters,” which could require the Corps ultimately to deny the permits if the adverse impacts to the waters were significant. Thus, the court decided to remand the permits to the Corps for reconsideration in light of the courts’ Memorandum Order and Opinion. Texto completo decision-on-mountaintop-removal-mining-permits.pdf Referencias Cites Friends of the Earth, Inc., et al. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. Jurisprudencia | Nacional - corte superior | Estados Unidos de América | Ene 12, 2000 Palabra clave: Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido, Agua de uso recreativo, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Infracciones/sanciones, Acceso-a-la-justicia Fuente: UNEP, InforMEA Steel Co., aka Chicago Steel & Pickling Co. v. Citizens for a better Environment Jurisprudencia | Nacional - corte superior | Estados Unidos de América | Mar 4, 1998 Palabra clave: Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Acceso-a-la-justicia, Sustancias peligrosas, Acceso-a-la-información Fuente: UNEP, InforMEA Sierra Club, Petitioner, v. Rogers C.B. Morton, Individually, and as Secretary of the Interior of the United States, et a. Jurisprudencia | Nacional - corte superior | Estados Unidos de América | Apr 19, 1972 Palabra clave: ONG, Zona protegida, Bosques de protección, Zona de montaña, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Parques nacionales, Protección del hábitat, Fauna silvestre Fuente: UNEP, InforMEA