GRAMS v. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

No. 86-122.

730 P.2d 784 (1986)

Mary GRAMS and Leroy Grams, Appellants (Petitioners), v. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL of the State of Wyoming and Amax Coal Company, Appellees (Respondents).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall T. Cox of Omohundro and Palmerlee, Buffalo, for appellants (petitioners).

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Steve R. Shanahan, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Phil Tabor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael N. Patchen, Legal Intern, Cheyenne, for appellee (respondent) Environmental Quality Council.

Edward W. Harris and Marilyn S. Kite of Holland & Hart, Cheyenne, and Steven R. Youngbauer, Gillette, for appellee (respondent) Amax Coal Co.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and BROWN, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.


BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the decision of appellee Environmental Quality Council (EQC) granting a permit to mine coal to appellee AMAX Coal Company (AMAX). Appellants Mary Grams and Leroy Grams objected to the permit application filed by AMAX. After a hearing was held, the EQC's order issued directing that a mining permit issue to AMAX.

Appellants raise the following issues on appeal:

I.

"(a) Whether the Environmental Quality...

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