Friday, March 26, 2010
EPA Vetoes Permit For Spruce Mine
WEST VIRGINIA....
Hundreds of jobs were at stake Friday as state representatives and coal miners eagerly awaited a crucial decision from the Environmental Protection Agency on whether or not it would veto a coal mining permit for one of the largest mountain top removal operations in Appalachia...Logan County's Spruce No. 1 Mine. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to begin the veto process after talks with Mingo Logan Coal Corp. failed to produce an agreement to reduce potential environmental and health effects at the mine. EPA will hold a 60-day comment period on its recommendation before it makes a final decision.
Hundreds of jobs were at stake Friday as state representatives and coal miners eagerly awaited a crucial decision from the Environmental Protection Agency on whether or not it would veto a coal mining permit for one of the largest mountain top removal operations in Appalachia...Logan County's Spruce No. 1 Mine. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to begin the veto process after talks with Mingo Logan Coal Corp. failed to produce an agreement to reduce potential environmental and health effects at the mine. EPA will hold a 60-day comment period on its recommendation before it makes a final decision.
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