ELR Citation: ELR 21175
No(s). s. 88-0298 et al (D.D.C. Jun 8, 1990)

In a continuing challenge to Department of the Interior (DOI) regulations implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), the court generally upholds DOI's rules on revegetation, groundwater recharge capacity in surface lands above underground mines, and fish and wildlife in min...