Legal Opinion
In Re Surface Mining Regulation Litigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 3, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-162PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FLANNERY, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and for a preliminary injunction. This action involves twenty-two consolidated cases attacking regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Interior pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq., which was enacted on August 3, 1977.
The Act establishes a two-tier regulatory program to protect the environment from the damaging effects of surface coal mining. The two-tiers include an interim program, that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Greene v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harmon v. BruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. TrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Laramie Stock Yards Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National Wildlife Federation v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Brown v. GeorgeoffDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1983
- Consolidation Coal Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- In re Surface Mining Regulation LitigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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