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Related: About this forumArch Coal Denied Permission to Blow Up West Virginia Mountain
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15835Activists Dump Coal Waste at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington DC.
Arch Coal Denied Permission to Blow Up West Virginia Mountain
by Puck Lo, CorpWatch Blog
April 25th, 2013
A subsidiary of Arch Coal of St. Louis, Missouri, has been denied permission to dump nearly three billion cubic feet of dirt into local headwater streams after blowing up a mountain in West Virginia. The object was to extract coal from a project known as the Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine.
Arch Coal, the second largest coal producer in the U.S., sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010 when the agency vetoed a mining permit that had been approved in 2006. The EPA said that new studies published since the permit had been issued showed potential harm to the areas water quality.
A landmark decision issued Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the EPA was within its rights to revoke water permits after another agency had issuing them.
This is a major milestone in the fight to end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining, Mary Anne Hitt, Sierra Clubs Beyond Coal campaign director, wrote. Today's ruling affirms EPA's authority to ensure the safety of our waterways and the health of our communities, including by vetoing improper permits issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Arch Coal Denied Permission to Blow Up West Virginia Mountain (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Apr 2013
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Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)1. Mountaintop removal is horrible
The sooner it is ended, the better.
unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)2. You can google: "mountain coal mining" for a shitload of pics. n/t
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)3. Thanks for the GOOD news!
What a great way to start my day!
Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)4. I've seen MTR in person
It is even more horrible than you can imagine.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. Yea! Ring one up for the good guys for a change.
Good news.
Teamster Jeff
(1,598 posts)6. K&R
stuntcat
(12,022 posts)7. It's a shame on our whole species it was EVER allowed, anywhere
.