U.S. Supreme Court kills lake
Green News Report: Supreme Court rules against the EPA, Darryl Hannah arrested at coal protest, and more.
Thu, Jun 25 2009 at 4:55 PM EST
Photo: Roberta Garvey/Flickr In regards to environmental policy, when Sarah Palin says something is "great news for Alaska," you know you are in trouble.
This week in (another) tragic blow to the authority of the EPA to actually protect and regulate public lands, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 vote that it was against the law for a federal appeals court to block an Army Corps of Engineers permit that allows a gold mining company to dump 450 tons of highly toxic waste into a nearby lake.
According to reports by the EPA, conservation groups and even an internal report by the mining company, the waste will essentially make the lake sterile, preventing it from supporting any form of life.
This is not just bad news for one pristine Alaskan lake that will be no more. It sets a frightening precedent in the relative authority of the EPA and the Army Corps when it comes to protecting public lands.
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Jerry C.
07/08/2009 03:17 AM
Sarah Palin, the former Vice Presidential candidate has been making news since the election, most of it not really noteworthy. However, now there's some Sarah Palin news that's at least worth a little attention. She has announced that she will resign her post as Governor of Alaska. There hasn't been a reason given specifically as to why she has resigned the post as Alaska Governor, but it's rumored that she's doing it to concentrate on being the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican Candidate,.... More
