Friday, September 24, 2010
Arch Coal Permit Recommendation Sent To Washington, D.C.
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Environmental Protection Agency says a recommendation about a permit for Arch Coal’s Spruce No. 1 mine was sent to headquarters in Washington, D.C., Friday as part of the internal review process. The next stop is the Office of Water. A final ruling will come sometime this fall. EPA received more than 50,000 comments on its plan to veto a Clean Water Act permit that’s crucial to the Logan County project. EPA contends the nearly 2,300-acre mine would cause irreversible damage to the environment. The mine was permitted in 2007 but has been delayed by lawsuits.
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