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Recent Developments Under The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Rebecca L. Stepto
Recent Developments Under The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, Rebecca L. Stepto
West Virginia Law Review
The body of case law construing the regulatory scheme of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 continues to expand. During 1982, courts considered venue, jurisdiction and constitutional issues, the prime farmland grandfather exemption and "second mining." This article examines the courts' continuing attempts to achieve the Act's purpose of "establishing a nationwide program to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations."
Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith
Disturbing Surface Rights: What Does Reasonably Necessary Mean In West Virginia, Clinton W. Smith
West Virginia Law Review
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Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn
Retroactive Land Statutes--Indiana's Dormant Mineral Act Declared Constitutional, Deborah Mchenry Woodburn
West Virginia Law Review
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