Saturday, October 10, 2009
Army Corps Of Engineers To Hold Public Hearings
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled public hearings for this coming week in West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee for the purpose of considering proposals to eliminate or, at least, suspend a streamlined process coal companies have used to obtain permits for mountaintop mining. One proposal would bar issuing permits under the streamlined process, meaning companies would be required to obtain individual permits. The other proposal would merely suspend the streamlined process while the Corps evaluates changes.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:44 PM 
