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Toxic Bones: The Burdens Of Discovering Human Remains In West Virginia's Abandoned And Unmarked Graves, J. William St. Clair, Robert Deal
Toxic Bones: The Burdens Of Discovering Human Remains In West Virginia's Abandoned And Unmarked Graves, J. William St. Clair, Robert Deal
West Virginia Law Review Online
This article pulls up and highlights a land use restriction, or financial burden, imposed upon West Virginia private real estate owners who inadvertently uncover human skeletal remains in unmarked graves on their property. In this state, those coming across human bones that historians and archaeologists eventually deem have no historical or archeological significance have a choice—pay the costs to have the bones removed and reinterred or cover the bones and use the property only as a cemetery in perpetuity. This burden becomes more acute when comparing West Virginia’s law to those of other states that require government officials, at public …
Murray Energy Corporation V. Mccarthy, Sarah M. Danno
Murray Energy Corporation V. Mccarthy, Sarah M. Danno
Public Land & Resources Law Review
Holding that the widespread effects of environmental regulation on the coal industry constituted sufficient importance, the Northern District of West Virginia ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct analysis on employment loss and plant reduction resulting from regulatory effects. In admonishing the EPA’s inaction, the court ruled that the Agency had a non-discretionary duty to evaluate employment and plant reduction. Furthermore, the court held that the EPA’s attempt to put forth general reports in place of required evaluations was an invalid attempt to circumvent its statutory duty.
Slides: Next Evolutionary Steps In State Instream Flow Programs, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Slides: Next Evolutionary Steps In State Instream Flow Programs, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Presenter: Lawrence J. MacDonnell, attorney and consultant, Boulder, CO
27 slides
This Land Is Whose Land? The Feasibility Of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In West Virginia's Land Use Planning Laws, Lori Schwartzmiller
This Land Is Whose Land? The Feasibility Of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In West Virginia's Land Use Planning Laws, Lori Schwartzmiller
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Voluntary Remediation And Redevelopment Act--West Virginia Restructures Environmental Liability, M. Ann Bradley, David L. Yaussy
The Voluntary Remediation And Redevelopment Act--West Virginia Restructures Environmental Liability, M. Ann Bradley, David L. Yaussy
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reform Of The Endangered Species Act: Overview Of Administrative Reforms [Congressional Hearing Material Submitted By Bruce E. Babbitt, Secretary, Department Of Interior], Dinah Bear
Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)
31 pages.
Agricultural Land Preservation By Local Government, Thomas R. Michael
Agricultural Land Preservation By Local Government, Thomas R. Michael
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
A History Of Appalachian Coal Mines, Kenneth Lasson
A History Of Appalachian Coal Mines, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
This portion of the study discusses the social and economic antecedents of today's Appalachian coal industry. The time covered includes from pre-history up to the date of the study (1972).