In re Black Mesa Complex Permit Revision

Filing Date: 2009
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Description: Challenge to Forest Service’s adoption of EIS concerning forest management plan.
  • In re Black Mesa Complex Permit Revision
    Docket number(s): DV 2009-1-PR through DV 2009-8-PR
    Court/Admin Entity: DOI
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    01/05/2010 Order Download Order issued vacating approval of permit revision. The Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals concluded that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement violated the National Environmental Policy Act by not preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement to evaluate changes related to Peabody Energy Corporation's request for permit revisions for surface coal mining operations on Indian lands. The Board vacated the decision to issue a revised permit.