Friday, October 02, 2009
Mining Permits Stalled For Ky. And W. Va.
In an attempt to curb damage from mountaintop removal mining, the Obama administration put brakes this week on 79 applications for surface coal mining permits for mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The permits were on a preliminary list released on September 11 th. by the EPA which ruled to further review them. EPA says the permits would likely cause significant damage to water quality and the environment, violating the Clean Water Act. The applications now go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:04 AM 
