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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 -- Appeals Court Makes Smoky Canyon Decision
A ruling on Dec. 23 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit represents a major victory for the Simplot Company in the long legal battle to expand Smoky Canyon Mine. .. More

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 -- Smoky Canyon Permitting
Appeals Court Makes Smoky Canyon Decision | A ruling on Dec. 23 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit represents a major victory for the Simplot Company in the long legal battle to expand Smoky Canyon Mine. .. More

Monday, August 10, 2009 -- JUDGE WILLIAMS RULES AGENCIES MADE CORRECT DECISION
U. S. District Court Magistrate Judge Mikel Williams ruled yesterday that the U. S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management made the correct decision June 6, 2008, when they upheld the Simplot Company’s right to expand Smoky Canyon mine in southeastern... .. More

Monday, August 10, 2009 -- JUDGE WILLIAMS RULES AGENCIES MADE CORRECT DECISION
SMOKY CANYON PRESS RELEASE – FINAL U. S. District Court Magistrate Judge Mikel Williams ruled yesterday that the U. S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management made the correct decision June 6, 2008, when they upheld the Simplot Company’s right to... .. More

Friday, March 6, 2009 -- 2008 Monitoring Report - Pole Canyon Removal Action
Executive Summary Interim Effectiveness Monitoring Report (October 2008) for the Pole Canyon Removal Action. The J.R. Simplot Company (Simplot) completed construction of the first Removal Action (RA) elements to decrease selenium transport from the... .. More

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 -- Court decision allows Simplot to expand mine
An important legal decision has allowed the J. R. Simplot Company to move forward with plans to extract phosphate ore from two new sections of its Smoky Canyon Mine in southeastern Idaho. The decision, rendered Nov. 26 by U. S. District Court... .. More

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 -- Simplot Challenges Environmental Groups Lawsuit
BOISE, ID - The JR Simplot Company has filed a Motion to intervene in Idaho Federal District Court opposing a lawsuit filed last week by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and other environmental groups. Their lawsuit, filed last Friday in Boise, seeks... .. More

Friday, September 12, 2008 -- Forest Supervisor Decision Affirmed To Expand Phosphate Mine
News Release USDA Forest Service 324 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401-2310 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Timchak Phone: 208-557-5761 DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 08-45 Ogden, Utah…. A decision, by Caribou-Targhee National Forest Supervisor... .. More

Friday, June 13, 2008 -- Agencies Sign Record of Decision for the Smoky Canyon Mine
IDAHO FALLS, ID — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest will each release a Record of Decision (ROD) on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 for the expansion of the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F & G. The RODs... .. More

Friday, October 19, 2007 -- Agencies release Final EIS
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest will release the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to the public for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F & G beginning on October 17, 2007. The FEIS... .. More

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 -- Smoky Canyon Web site launched
POCATELLO — The J.R. Simplot Company has launched a new web site related to its Smoky Canyon Phosphate operations located near Afton, Wyoming. The new site, smokycanyon.com, provides access to government documents related to Smoky Canyon Mine, as well... .. More

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 -- Simplot safety program draws praise
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has presented its highest award for safety to the Simplot Company’s Conda Pump Station for the 11th consecutive year. "It is very impressive that the Conda Pump Station... .. More