Law360, New York (July 01, 2010, 4:11 PM ET) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively approved a new mountaintop coal mining permit in Appalachia, angering environmentalists who claim the agency is reneging on a promise to better protect the region's water quality, aquatic life and human health.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club on Wednesday criticized a June 21 letter from the EPA stating that a Clean Water Act permit decision could move forward for Arch Coal Inc.'s Pine Creek Surface Mine in Logan County, W.Va., which will impact nearly three...
Enviros Blast EPA Approval Of W.Va. Coal Mine
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