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KENTUCKIANS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH, INC. v. RIVENBURGH, 02-1736/7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not prevented under the Clean Water Act (CWA) from issuing permits for valley fills in connection with mountaintop coal mining, and the district court's limitation of "fill material" as used in section 404 of the CWA is reversed.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 01/29/2003
  • Published 01/30/2003

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  • United States Fourth Circuit

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