MOUNTAINTOP MINING (COAL)

EPA - Hold on Coal/mountaintop mining The US EPA is again looking at the permits issued for Mountaintop mining and its effect on streams in relation to the Clean water act.  (Living on Earth Sept 18, 2009)

Coal tattoo from the West Virginia Gazette- up to date and graphic information about the Coal mining industry

Documentary Film: Coal Country, the Movie  (Sustainable Living, July 6, 2009 by Cris Bisch)

Filmmakers Mari-Lynn Evans and Phyllis Geller explore modern coal mining... mountain top removal mining and how it is affecting the region and the lives and the health of the families that live there. They interview families, coal miners and coal company officials to get at the truth.

Obama's plan for mountaintop mining (Charleston Gazette, June 11, 2009)

Future Grows More Hazy For Mountaintop Mining  EPA's Fluctuating Messages Concern W.Va. Residents  (Washington Post Apr 11, 2009)

"This week, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson -- making her first public comments about the letters -- said her agency did not intend to send a mixed message. She said that the EPA was not trying to stop all mountaintop removal but that it "is going to do its job" in checking 150 to 200 projects for environmental impact.

"This was not about making any kind of value judgment on a practice of mining," Jackson said in an interview. "This is about science. And what the law tells us to do is review these permits."

EPA halts hundreds of mountaintop mining permits (Charleston Daily Mail March 24, 2009)

        ...some are concerned about job loss while others are relieved about Clean Water Act and its future...

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