During the recent Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on the Queen
Mary, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a devastating ruling against the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers review authority. The case involved a former quarry
that filled with water and biological vegetation. Mining interests wished to
reopen the quarry, but the Army Corps required environmental review under the
Migratory Birds Act, Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act. On a 5-4
vote, the Supreme Court interpretted the Corps exceeded their authority.
Would someone out on Histarch who has a lobbyist or legal advisor please give
us a meaningful analsys for what it will mean for the protection of
historical archaeology sites?

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.