Thursday, October 11, 2007
Public Hearings Concerning Valley Fills Scheduled for Oct 24th.
Public hearings are scheduled for Oct 24th in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. The forums will talk about the proposed revision of federal mining rules that would exempt valley fills from a buffer zone requirement.
The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement wants to exempt valley fills from a 20 year-old rule that prohibits any mining activity within 100 feet of streams.
Valley fills are waste dirt and rock from mountain op removal mining, which involves shearing off the tops of ridges to expose a coal seam.
The meetings will be held in Hazard, KY, Charleston, WV, Knoxville, TN, and Washington, PA.
The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement wants to exempt valley fills from a 20 year-old rule that prohibits any mining activity within 100 feet of streams.
Valley fills are waste dirt and rock from mountain op removal mining, which involves shearing off the tops of ridges to expose a coal seam.
The meetings will be held in Hazard, KY, Charleston, WV, Knoxville, TN, and Washington, PA.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 12:05 PM 
