Direct Action Shuts Down First US Tar Sands Mine in Utah
Submitted by FluxRostrum on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 14:28The fate of tar sands development could shift to a potentially precedent-setting legal battle in Utah.
A coalition of conservation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and others, have filed a 253-page “request for agency action” urging the Utah Department of Air Quality to revoke its June 21 approval of a new oil refinery in Green River, Utah. The refinery is planned by the Calgary-based U.S. Tar Sands.