ELR Citation: ELR 20243
No(s). s. 84-1629 et al (7th Cir. Apr 8, 1985)

The court holds that the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) applies to and authorizes the Department of the Interior's enforcement action against defendant's above-ground reclamation of abandoned coal mine refuse. The court first rules that defendant's mere removal of coal from above...