“The court found that OSM once again put its thumb on the scale by considering the benefits of the mine but refusing to disclose the on-the-ground impacts that coal mining and burning have on area waters, wildlife, and the climate,” said Melissa Hornbein with the Western Environmental Law Center. “The law doesn’t allow that type of gamesmanship, and the climate and our stressed water resources deserve better.”

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