ELR Citation: ELR 20035
No(s). 96-1728, -1797 (4th Cir. Sep 11, 1997)

The court holds that the citizen suit provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), §520(f), provides a federal cause of action for the recovery of damages resulting from violation of state regulations that are a part of the state's surface coal mining and reclamation regulat...