Friday, October 15, 2010
EPA Recommends Revocation Of Arch Coal Permit
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Environmental Protection Agency is recommending revocation of a permit for Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 mine in Logan County. The EPA says, after taking another look at the project and reviewing thousands of public comments, they've determined the mine has too great a potential to harm the environment and wildlife. The original permit for one of the largest surface mines in Appalachia was issued at least three years ago, but, after numerous delays because of lawsuits, the Obama Administration announced plans to look at the permit again last Fall. Arch Coal says, if the EPA proceeds with its unlawful veto of the Spruce permit as it appears determined to do, West Virginia’s economy and future tax base will suffer a serious blow, and every business in the nation would be put on notice that any lawfully issued permit, Clean Water Act 404 or otherwise, can be revoked at any time according to the whims of the federal government. The West Virginia Coal Association says the EPA decision reveals an agency willing to put a political agenda ahead of people.
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