Center for Biological Diversity: GUNNISON, Colo. A Colorado court has ruled that Gov. Jared Polis’ administration violated state law by failing to act on an air pollution permit for the West Elk coal mine in western Colorado.
Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON Tribal, conservation and community groups representing millions of people filed formal comments with federal agencies today calling for more protective hardrock mining rules and legislation, including requiring mineral recycling to protect people and the environment.
Center for Biological Diversity: SUPERIOR, Ariz. Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today in response to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s decades-long failure to limit pollution in Queen Creek.
Five environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the state s air pollution control agencies, claiming the West Elk coal mine near Paonia has been operating without proper state and