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EPA to Delay Mountaintop Coal Mining Exploration Permit in Appalachia
President Barack Obama’s administration put the brakes on 79 applications for surface coal mining permits in four states Wednesday, saying they would violate the Clean Water Act.
The action is the administration’s latest attempt to curb environmental damage from a highly efficient but damaging mining practice known as mountaintop removal. Each permit likely would cause significant [...]
Coal Mine Exploration and Dumping of Mine Regulation at Mountaintop
Environmental safety is the rightful citizens, so that people can live comfortably by tercemar does not damage the environment. To ensure that the environment remains comfortable, they should be made a rule or regulation so that every community or company that will make the industrial development or to perform the exploration of natural wealth must [...]
Impact EPA Mining Permit Review : Coal Mining Companies Worried About Mine Permit Reviews
The Obama administration’s decision to hold coal mining permits to a high environmental standard has struck a note of economic fear in Appalachia, where mining — including the kind of mining that blows up mountaintops — has been a shield against hard times afflicting the rest of the nation.
Amstrong Coal Company Hopes To Open Two New Coal Mining Project and Up To 200 Mining Jobs
While many employers are cutting workers, the coal industry is adding to its payroll. The Armstrong Coal Company says it hopes to open two new mines. An underground mine in Muhlenberg County and a surface mine in Ohio County.
US Rule Coal Mine Waste Finalizes
The Bush administration published a last-minute rule Friday that will make it easier for strip-mining operations to dump waste in streams.
Environmental advocates say the change will increase the practice of mountain-top removal coal mining in Appalachia. They’re pushing President-elect Barack Obama to reverse the rule after he takes office.
Coal Mining Research at Illinois for Coal Future
John Mead, director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, said the FutureGen project is an important step in the future of coal.
Mead called the plan “a real-world demonstration” of state-of-the-art technologies.
“If successful, it will show that coal can be used without negative environmental consequences,” h said.Mead said controlling carbon dioxide emissions [...]
Armstrong to reopen Big Run coal mine
A coal company is planning to reopen a mine in Western Kentucky next year, creating about 900 jobs with starting pay of $19 an hour, officials said.
“We’re excited,” said Dudley Cooper, a consultant to the Ohio County Industrial Authority. “This should mean an influx of people into Ohio County.”
St. Louis-based Armstrong Coal Co. announced Thursday [...]
