Arch Resources controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Self-bonding and reclamation liability controversy
After Arch Coal’s bankruptcy, questions arose over the adequacy of self-bonding used to support mine-reclamation obligations. Wyoming authorities accepted $75 million in place of a reported $486 million self-bonding liability.
2015
Sunset Roadless Area mining opposition
Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and others opposed an Arch project in Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest, citing concerns about development in a roadless area.
1999
Bragg v. Robertson and Appalachian valley-fill controversy
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and other plaintiffs challenged a proposed Arch mountaintop-removal valley fill near Blair, West Virginia. The case became an important citizen challenge to the burial of streams and associated environmental effects.