Friday, December 17, 2010
WV Seeks White House Review Of Spruce Mine Permit
WEST VIRGINIA....
Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., joined with six Republican House members on Friday in calling for a White House review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed veto of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act permit for Arch Coal Inc.'s Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn Garvin recommended the permit be vetoed, citing concerns that the mine would bury nearly seven miles of headwater streams and pollute waterways downstream from the mine site. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has suspended litigation over the Spruce Mine until February 22nd to give EPA time to make a final decision. Environmental groups sued to stop the permit, which has been the subject of controversy since at least 1998. The permit was approved by the Corps of Engineers in January 2007.
Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., joined with six Republican House members on Friday in calling for a White House review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed veto of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act permit for Arch Coal Inc.'s Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn Garvin recommended the permit be vetoed, citing concerns that the mine would bury nearly seven miles of headwater streams and pollute waterways downstream from the mine site. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has suspended litigation over the Spruce Mine until February 22nd to give EPA time to make a final decision. Environmental groups sued to stop the permit, which has been the subject of controversy since at least 1998. The permit was approved by the Corps of Engineers in January 2007.
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