Legislation & Regulation
Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption
February 2015 by Scott Harn
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”Michigan House Votes to Give Mining Operations More Flexibility
Casperson said he is not worried about businesses subverting the language in the bill because the DEQ would still have the authority to halt the new construction if it is deemed environmentally unsound.
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