The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch have filed a petition for appeal with the US Supreme Court, asking them to overturn the Fourth Circuit's decision in Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Aracoma Coal Co. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the US Army Corps of Engineers properly applied the Clean Water Act in issuing mountaintop removal permits. You can find the groups' press release here.
Chances of success are not great, considering how few appeals the US Supreme Court hears.
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