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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."
The Environmental Decade In Court, Michigan Law Review
The Environmental Decade In Court, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Environmental Decade in Court by Lettie McSpadden Wenner
Prohibitive Policy: Implementing The Federal Endangered Species Act, Michigan Law Review
Prohibitive Policy: Implementing The Federal Endangered Species Act, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Prohibitive Policy: Implementing the Federal Endangered Species Act by Steven Yaffee
Environental Impact Statements: Instruments For Environmental Protection Or Endless Litigation?, Fran Hoffinger
Environental Impact Statements: Instruments For Environmental Protection Or Endless Litigation?, Fran Hoffinger
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Congress enacted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on January 1, 1970. NEPA's purpose is to "declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment." In an effort to achieve this national policy, NEPA requires federal agencies proposing certain major federal actions that affect the environment to include an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in their proposal or recommendations. The EIS must include both an assessment of the beneficial and adverse environmental impacts of the proposed actions and an analysis of the impacts in light of other circumstances. This Comment discusses the historical background …