US high court may take up valley fill case in March

摘要

The US Supreme Court likely won't take up an appeal of a crucial court decision regarding mountaintop mining and valley fills until mid-March. The government has requested yet another deadline extension in filing final briefs regarding the case, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (PCT 12/7/09). Attorneys for the US Department of Justice, representing the Corps, requested more time until March 9 to file final briefs, according to Stephen E. Rhoady, an attorney representing Earthjustice, which is litigating the case on behalf of environmental groups.