Sierra Club v. Penfold

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1988-09-21

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J. BLAINE ANDERSON, * Circuit Judge: This case involves a plethora of issues and a number of separate actions which were consolidated for purposes of appellate review. The actions center around federal regulation of placer mining on public lands in Alaska. Since each appeal involves facts and issues peculiar to it, the appeals are addressed separately. The additional facts necessary for each appea…

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