Legal Opinion
National Mining Association v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 27, 1999No. 98-5320PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
National Mining Association challenges four regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement) as part of a package of regulations governing damage to land, structures, and certain water supplies caused by mining subsidence. The district court rejected appellant’s claims. We, however, agree with appellant that two of the agency’s regulations are arbitrary and capricious.
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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 et seq. (1994),…
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