Judge Halts Mining Expansion, Returns Land to Umstead State Park

Judge Halts Mining Expansion Near Umstead State Park, Orders Land Return: A significant victory for conservationists as a mining company is prevented from expanding its operations near the park. The ruling comes after a Wake County Superior Court judge sided with a wildlife coalition, ordering the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to halt all mining activities by 2031. The dispute centers on a surveying error from nearly fifty years ago, with the Umstead Coalition discovering that fourteen acres of parkland were mistakenly included with an adjacent property. The judge also noted a critical change in the mining permit, transforming a fifty-year limit into an undefined future, which he deemed unacceptable. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.