Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Lujan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 12, 1990No. Civ. A. 87-1051, 87-1814 and 88-2788PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
In this matter, the court is 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.A. 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 from surface damage caused by underground coal mining. In these three consolidated cases, five separable issues are before the court on cross motions for summary judgment: three deal with subsidence of land…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictisSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- National Wildlife Federation v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
- National Wildlife Federation v. Manuel Lujan, Jr., National Coal Association and American Mining Congress, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Industrial Cogenerators v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Florida Power Corporation Florida Public Service Commission, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Antco, Inc. v. Dodge Fuel Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
- Schultz v. Consolidation Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Old Ben Coal Co. v. Department of Mines and MineralsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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