Court OKs dumping gold mine waste in lake

The Supreme Court has upheld a federal government permit to dump waste from an Alaskan gold mine into a nearby lake, even though all its fish would be killed.

By a 6-3 vote Monday, the justices say a federal appeals court wrongly blocked the permit on environmental grounds. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 22, 2009

Short early announcement without much detail.

Amazingly irresponsible. 6-3 majority of anti-environment corporatists will be hard to displace.

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