Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Coal Mining Assoc. v. Watt
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-1129PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
Each of the parties to this proceeding has filed a motion for summary judgment. We are required to determine whether certain state regulations on the subject of surface mining and reclamation operations are “in accordance with” the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, 91 Stat. 445, Public Law 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201-1328 (hereinafter the federal act), and “consistent with” federal regulations adopted pursuant to the Act.
The federal act was passed in 1977, and established a nationwide program for dealing with the various problems arising from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re Surface Mining Regulation LitigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Homestake Mining Co. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1979
- Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. Wisconsin Natural Resources BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
3Cited by7 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Association, an Unincorporated Association v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior of the United States Department of Interior Robert Uram, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, United States Department of Interior, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (Der), Intervenor in D.C. Pennsylvania Coal Association, an Unincorporated Association v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior of the United States Department of Interior Robert Uram, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, United States Department of Interior Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (Der), Intervenor in D.C. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Gardner v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Pennsylvania Coal Ass'n v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Gardner v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Bass River Associates v. Mayor of Bass River TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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