Will he side with corporations or conservationists?
Administrative Law Judge Phil Berger Jr. said he would take about three months before issuing his decision on the case, partly due to the large number of records and documents he plans to review, according to an email from Heather Deck, the Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper.
“The discharge will transform the swampy headwaters habitat into a fast-flowing stream consisting primarily of mine wastewater, permanently altering the creek’s diversity of life and abundance of high quality habitat for fish that prefer swampy waters,” according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, which is representing those opposed to the permit.
Methinks those fish are destined to move (or die), because Junior is not going to rule against a major multi-national corporation...
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