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A Miner's Bill Of Rights, L. Thomas Galloway, J. Davitt Mcateer, Richard L. Webb Jun 1978

A Miner's Bill Of Rights, L. Thomas Galloway, J. Davitt Mcateer, Richard L. Webb

West Virginia Law Review

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The Federal Mine Safety And Health Amendments Act Of 1977: Closure Encounters Of The Third Kind, Edmund J. Moriarty, Mark M. Pierce Jun 1978

The Federal Mine Safety And Health Amendments Act Of 1977: Closure Encounters Of The Third Kind, Edmund J. Moriarty, Mark M. Pierce

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth V. Barnes & Tucker Co.--The Burden Of Treating Acid Mine Drainage, Michael E. Winck Jun 1978

Commonwealth V. Barnes & Tucker Co.--The Burden Of Treating Acid Mine Drainage, Michael E. Winck

West Virginia Law Review

On February 28, 1977, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided the case of Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co. That decision resolved a lengthy controversy over the issue of responsibility for the abatement of acid mine drainage emanating from an inactive deep coal mine which was owned and once operated by Barnes and Tucker Co. The Supreme Court's decision, requiring the company to bear the responsibility for the treatment of the discharge, is significant. It illustrates not only the strength of Pennsylvania's commitment to a clean environment, but also the ability of the state to act in furtherance of that …


Unauthorized Work Stoppages--Stranger Pickets In The Coalfields, S. Benjamin Bryant Jun 1978

Unauthorized Work Stoppages--Stranger Pickets In The Coalfields, S. Benjamin Bryant

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl Jun 1978

The Federal Coal Leasing Waltz, Brian E. Mcgee, Gerald E. Dahl

West Virginia Law Review

Few Americans will deny that if we are not already immersed in an energy crisis, we are at least on the brink of a very serious energy crunch. Consequently, it is critical that we reassess our present and future energy resources, our escalating consumption of finite reserves, and. our commitment to energy conservation. Pivotal to such an assessment is the development of our nation's vast western coal deposits and the vital part that federal coal can play in this tableau. Just one short year ago, the nation was primed to embark upon a new era of federal coal leasing as …


Legal Problems Relating To Ownership Of Gas Found In Coal Deposits, Patrick C. Mcginley Jun 1978

Legal Problems Relating To Ownership Of Gas Found In Coal Deposits, Patrick C. Mcginley

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.