Legal Opinion
Sharon Steel Corp. v. City of Fairmont
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 1985No. 16349PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
Sharon Steel Corporation brought a declaratory action against the City of Fair-mont challenging the legality of its Ordinance No. 597, which prohibits the permanent disposal of hazardous wastes in the City as a public nuisance. The Circuit Court of Marion County upheld the ordinance. Sharon Steel argues that the ordinance should be invalidated for several reasons. First, because of the extensive federal and State regulation of hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6987 (RCRA) 1 and the West Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Act,…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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