Penn Ridge Coal, LLC v. Blaine Township

ELR Citation: ELR 20222
No(s). 08-1452 (W.D. Pa. Sep 16, 2009)

A district court held that two local ordinances declaring it unlawful for any corporation to engage in mining activities within the township are invalid and void. Pennsylvania's Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act expressly states that the commonwealth maintains primary jurisdiction...

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