The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the case involving the Spruce Mine permit and the federal EPA.

Twenty-seven state attorneys general wanted the High Court to hear whether the EPA has authority to veto a Clean Water Act permit after it has already been granted.

“It is always very difficult to get a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. However, the decision in this case is disappointing,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said. “The EPA’s decision to rescind a permit years after it was granted to Mingo Logan Coal Co.’s Spruce Mine negatively impacted West Virginia jobs, families and the state as a whole.”

Arch Coal, the parent company of Mingo Logan Coal, continues to appeal the EPA’s decision.

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