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Fictional Case Of Landmine Company And The Town Of Mudville
Fictional Case Of Landmine Company And The Town Of Mudville
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Landmine Company owns some land near a national forest amid the Rocky Mountains. The company does a lot of logging, mining and resource refinement in a factory on that land. They also mine and log on the national forest land, for the Department of the Interior (DOI) granted them special mining and logging permits. Naturally, their operations create a considerable amount of pollution and inconvenience to the general area, which includes the National Forest and, Mudville, a fairly large town bordering the forest for which the company provides several hundred jobs and a large slice of the tax base. Founded …
Happy Hiker Club Vs. Department Of The Interior, William Athay
Happy Hiker Club Vs. Department Of The Interior, William Athay
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
The Landmine Company conducts extensive logging, mining, and resource refinement in the National Forest near the city of Mudville. Authorization for their industry was granted by the Department of the Interior (DOI). The operations have led to significant pollution and disfigurement of public lands.
State Department Of Environmental Quality V. Landmine Company, Melissa Christensen
State Department Of Environmental Quality V. Landmine Company, Melissa Christensen
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
The State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is initiating action against the Landmine Company on the grounds of violation of the Clean Air Act. Section 107(a) of the Clean Air Act declares that each state "shall have the primary responsibility for assuring air quality within the entire geographic area comprising each state." Responsibility to "ensure a safe and healthy environment for all residents, maintain healthy ecosystems needed for the development of tourist activities and promote economic development" has been conferred on the State DEQ through state law. Therefore, the DEQ has adequate standing to bring a suit against the Landmine …
Landmine Company V. Doi, David Hersam
Landmine Company V. Doi, David Hersam
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
In the town of Mudville, near a national forest in the Rocky Mountains, the Landmine Company owns land on which it logs, mines, and performs resource refinement. The company has also received legal permits from the Department of the Interior (DOD to use resources within the neighboring national park. All of these functions contribute significantly to the economic welfare of Mudville, which was in fact founded long after the Landmine Company.
City Of Mudville Vs. State Department Of Environmental Quality, Andrew Christensen
City Of Mudville Vs. State Department Of Environmental Quality, Andrew Christensen
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
The City of Mud ville, having witnessed an increase in childhood cancer and other illnesses coincident with a rise in levels of toxins in the area's watershed, believes that the State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has failed to fulfill its statutory mandate to "ensure a safe and healthy environment for all residents (and) maintain healthy ecosystems needed for the development of tourist activities." Specifically, the city is suing the DEQ to force it to demonstrate that the DEQ has fulfilled its mandate by either a) confirming the EPA's compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDW A), orb) exercising …
Defining Responsibility: The Citizens Of Mudville V. Epa, Jenny Rebecca Oman
Defining Responsibility: The Citizens Of Mudville V. Epa, Jenny Rebecca Oman
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
A logging, mining, and resource refinement company called Landmine, which operates near national forest land by the Rocky Mountains, has created a severe water pollution problem to the surrounding area, especially for a large town called Mudville. The company does a great deal of its mining and logging inside the national forest, for which Landmine Company possesses special permits to do so from the Department of the Interior (DOI). In addition, the wells that are used in the area share a common aquifer with both the company and the national forest. The wells have increasingly become tainted with elements and …