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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 26, Issue 1 - (Spring 2011)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.01.11


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Included Articles:

  • Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Navigating the Rapanos Quagmire
  • Endangered Species Act and Global Climate Change: The Polar Bear Litigation Turns Five
  • Deepsea Mineral Mining: From Pipedream to Reality

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