Coal law from the Old World: a perspective on land use and environmental regulation in the coal industries of the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Environ. Law Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6739369

Plater, Z J.B.

The administrative procedures of Great Britain and West Germany in opening new coal mines have demonstrated a capacity for a high level of performance in land-use planning and environmental control. Although American mining has failed to equal European performance in both of these areas, it is unnecessary to make invidious comparisons or to castigate private and public participants in the coal-mining process in America. It is more relevant to realize that although some of this European effectiveness is based upon basic differences between America and the European nations, it is also a result of the British and West German regulatory format. American mining could profitably import some of these procedural elements to avoid duplication and to ensure systematic regulatory consideration of the array of issues presented by the current expansion of coal mining. Environmental integrity and economic practicality would both be served by such comprehensive rationality in administrative proceedings. Processes and standards in each country are reviewed.

• Research Organization: Wayne State Univ., Detroit
• OSTI ID: 6739369
• Journal Information: Environ. Law Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Law Rev.; (United States) Vol. 8; ISSN EVLRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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LEGAL ASPECTS
MINING
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