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Kensington Supreme Court Info
All the legal, background, photos and other information you need about the Kensington Mine case in the US Supreme Court.
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SEACC's case in the U.S. Supreme Court against the lake dumping plan at the Kensington Mine.
See why some Native Alaskan Villages, fishing organizations, members of congress, and public interest groups are concerned that allowing Kensington to dump toxic tailings into a lake could pave the way for other mines to use our clean water as toxic tailings dumps, use the following links:
the Non-Dalton Tribal Council Amicus Brief
the American Rivers Amicus Brief
the Congressional Amicus Brief
Read editorial on the Coeur’s decision to abandon the paste tailings plan.
Read brief explaining why a former high level EPA official believes the Clean Water Act prohibits lake dumping of tailings.
Read more background on the case.
Read SEACC's legal arguments in the case.
Photos of Lower Slate Lake, the Kensington Mine, and Berners Bay are available at Earthjustice.org.
Read past media coverage of the Kensington.
Read more on SEACC's other mining-related work.