Friday, May 28, 2010
EPA Extends Comment Period
WEST VIRGINIA....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending its comment period on the agency's proposal to revoke a permit for the Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County to June 4th. The comment period was scheduled to end Tuesday, but the agency says a website used to accept comments will be unavailable through Memorial Day weekend. EPA plans to veto a permit granted in 2007 for the mountaintop removal operation because it says valley fills would bury 7 miles of streams, harm water quality and affect 2,278 acres of forest.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending its comment period on the agency's proposal to revoke a permit for the Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County to June 4th. The comment period was scheduled to end Tuesday, but the agency says a website used to accept comments will be unavailable through Memorial Day weekend. EPA plans to veto a permit granted in 2007 for the mountaintop removal operation because it says valley fills would bury 7 miles of streams, harm water quality and affect 2,278 acres of forest.
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