Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Babbitt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 21, 1993No. Civ. 91-2275 (TAF)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
In this matter, the Court is once again called upon to decide challenges to regulations implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (“SMCRA” or “the Act”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 et seq. The Act seeks to protect society and the environment from the harmful effects of surface coal mining, sometimes known as “strip mining,” as well as damage to surface land caused by underground coal mining. The present matter comes before the Court on the parties’ 1 cross-motions for summary judgment.
In this case, petitioners, a group of citizen and…
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