Mining Law Monitor - Volume 25, Issue 1 - (Summer 2009)
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.01.09
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Included Articles:
- D.C. Circuit Upholds MSHA Jurisdiction On Mine Access Road
- MSHA's Broken Plan Approval Process: A Call For Action
- As If Things Weren't Already Bad Enough: Flagrant Violations Under The Miner Act
- Major Supreme Court Victory For Mining Industry Under Clean Water Act
- The Advantages To A Strategic Purchaser To Acquire Distressed Assets In Bankruptcy
- Seven Senior Lawyers Join C&M's Environment and Natural Resources Practice
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