Judge:  Agencies Failed To Do Groundwater Analysis For Mineral Prospecting Permits

(March 1, 2021, 7:24 AM EST) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — A federal judge in Oregon on Feb. 15 partially granted and partially denied a series of motions related to the approval of mineral prospecting permits, ruling that while federal agencies adequately considered reasonable alternatives to the plan it authorized, they failed to take a “hard look” at the impact of the project and perform sufficient groundwater analysis....