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4th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules for coal mining companies, against environmental groups

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9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules for USFS, against environmental group

Newsletters

How, Not What, Delays Environmental Decision-Making (July 29, 2010)

Data, Information, Knowledge (April 19, 2010)

Standards for Non-Potable Water Quality (April 8, 2010)

NEPA: Decision Basis, Not Yes/No (January 22, 2010)

Linear and Non-linear Thinking (December 11, 2009)

Ecological Flows (November 4, 2009)

Endangered Species Act All Smoke and Mirrors (August 5, 2009)

There Is No Sound Science (July 7, 2009)

Precautionary Principle: Subtle and Serious (June 29, 2009)

Data Adequacy for Permitting Decisions (March 26, 2009)

Generating Light Instead of Heat (March 4, 2009)

A Pattern Of Legal Wins For Natural Resource Industries (February 18, 2009)

Appropriate Data For Environmental Impact Assessments (January 8, 2009)

Tough Times Call For Bold Actions (November 12, 2008)

More On Streamlining NEPA Compliance (August 28, 2008)

Facts Look Different From Different Positions (July 15, 2008)

Incorporating Cumulative Effects Into NEPA Documents (July 7, 2008)

Determining Significance in NEPA Compliance (July 1, 2008)

Endangered Species Act Differs From Other Environmental Laws (May 24, 2008)

Public's Lack of Science Knowledge Affects Mining (April 22, 2008)

Mine Life Values of Sustainability Measures (March 28, 2008)

Resources, Financial Markets in Turmoil: Don't Stampede, Lead (March 18, 2008)

Sustainable Development Metrics (March 5, 2008)

The Department of the Interior proposes to formalize NEPA guidelines as regulations. An easy-to-read, typeset version of the Federal Register notice can be downloaded here, and our comments on these proposed Bureau regulations from this link (February 17, 2008).

NEPA Alternatives Analysis: From Cost to Benefit (February 4, 2008)

Community Opposition: The Need To Listen) (January 18, 2008

Environmental Permitting Cost Calculator

The time spent permitting and building a mine is all expense; there is no revenue generated by that project until it is producing product. The longer the time to start that revenue stream, the greater the cost to the operator. By comparing the Present Values (PV) of the anticipated monthly mine revenue at different times in the future, the value to the company of accelerating the permitting process can be seen.

Our permitting cost calculator allows you to enter the monthly mine revenue, an interest rate you would pay to have that revenue at a future date, and two dates in the future. The results are the PVs for those dates, and the difference between them is the additional revenue realized by the company by bringing that revenue stream on line sooner.