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PRESS RELEASE Federal Court Throws Out Permit for Controversial Everglades Mining Project, Blasts Army Corps of En source: NRDC | Aug 01, 07

MIAMI (July 17, 2007) -- A federal court in Miami has blocked a controversial set of permits for a massive mining project located near Everglades National Park that would have threatened to contaminate Miami-Dade County's largest freshwater wellfield. In a 177-page opinion issued late on Friday, Judge William M. Hoeveler sharply criticized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for “ongoing disregard” for critical health and environmental risks including the recent discovery of benzene in the drinking water wells.

Article has been adapted from a news release issued by NRDC. Click here for the original news release.

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