Legal Opinion
Halstead v. Dials
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1990No. 19502PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
In this original mandamus proceeding, we are asked to determine what rights citizen intervenors, have under the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act, W.Va.Code, 22A-3-1, et seq., to participate in a consent settlement order.
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By a letter dated September 18, 1989, George Dials, the Commissioner of the Department of Energy (DOE), instructed Appalachian Mining, Inc. (Appalachian), to show cause why its permits should not be suspended or revoked for certain surface mining violations. Appalachian held two surface mining permits along a tributary of Campbell’s Creek…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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