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EPA Mining Decisions Favor Coal Industry

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posted on May, 26 2009 @ 06:06 PM
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EPA Mining Decisions Favor Coal Industry


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Despite renewed vows to protect Appalachian waterways from the ravages of mountaintop coal mining, the Environmental Protection Agency has recently authorized a number of pending mountaintop permits that will bury dozens of streams in the nation's oldest mountain range. The move has left mining supporters cheering the federal endorsement of a popular extraction method, environmentalists wondering if the Obama administration truly intends to prioritize water quality concerns above those...
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posted on May, 26 2009 @ 06:06 PM
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Im so shocked the EPA has ruled in favor of the coal industry over the protection of a large portion of Americas watershed... While I understand that coal is a very important source of energy in the US and the world there is no excuse for choosing money of humanity.. Obviously the world we live in is no where near what I would like it to be...

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