M&J Coal Co. v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 21064
No(s). 92-266L (Fed. Cl. Jan 28, 1994)

The court holds that a Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) against mining companies was not a regulatory taking of the companies' property. The action required the co...