Memorandum Opinion and Order

Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion For a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction Against the Callisto Surface Mine (Doc.  358).  A hearing on this motion was held by the Court on September 26, 2007.  Additionally, parties have submitted memoranda explaining their positions.  Having considered all of this, and for the reasons explained below, the Court GRANTS the plaintiffs’ motion.