Legal Opinion
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Inc. v. Huffman
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided August 24, 2009No. Civil Action 2:07-0410PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN T. COPENHAVER, JR., District Judge.
Pending is the motion of the plaintiffs for summary judgment and declaratory and injunctive relief, filed March 12, 2008. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.
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Surface coal mining operations in West Virginia can be said to fall in one of three categories: (1) abandoned mine lands which completed operations prior to the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (“SMCRA”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 through 1328; (2) active or completed operations, which were started or bond released since SMCRA’s…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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