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peoli

(3,111 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 01:36 AM Jun 2014

High court rejects final appeal of Utah tar sands mine

Source: SLC Tribune

Without considering the merits of the case, the Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an environmental challenge to a tar sands mine set to be dug on state trust lands on the Tavaputs Plateau.

Living Rivers, a Moab-based group, was too late when it appealed the state groundwater permit issued to U.S. Oil Sands, according to the unanimous decision penned by Justice Thomas Lee. Because the petition was not filed within 30 days, the 2008 decision by the Utah Division of Water Quality "became final and immune from collateral attack."

But lawyers for Living Rivers said DWQ gave no notice of that decision.

"We didn’t find out about it until we challenged the permit before the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining," said Rob Dubuc of Western Resource Advocates. "It was impossible for any party to comment within that 30-day window."

Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58113614-78/sands-utah-mine-tar.html.csp

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High court rejects final appeal of Utah tar sands mine (Original Post) peoli Jun 2014 OP
"It was impossible..." defacto7 Jun 2014 #1
Set the pattern Feral Child Jun 2014 #2
In Utah Blue Idaho Jun 2014 #4
You have that right. n/t defacto7 Jun 2014 #6
peoli, thank you for the alert. saidsimplesimon Jun 2014 #3
Here is the Actual opinion. happyslug Jun 2014 #5

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
1. "It was impossible..."
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 02:12 AM
Jun 2014

That usually the game plan. Welcome to Utah, the land of secrets and under the table transactions by church and state.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
3. peoli, thank you for the alert.
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 01:51 PM
Jun 2014

Dirty tricks to advance the agenda of those who think greed is a religious value?

imho, Utah needs the ground water to advance construction of the NSA data collection center intended to spy on their fellow American Citizens. Shame on you Utah, the Mormon Church and all those who promote greed over the best interests of the USA.

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