U.S. Judge Curtails Valley Fills.: ; Environmentalists See Big Win in Fight Against Mountaintop Removal
Charleston Gazette › July 10, 2004
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Coal companies must undergo a more rigorous government review of the effects of mountaintop removal mining on waterways before they receive permits, a federal judge in West Virginia ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin barred the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from approving mining activities that affect waterways under a streamlined permit process.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Judge Curtails Valley Fills.: ; Environmentalists See Big Win in Fight Against Mountaintop Removal
Such permits are for activities that are supposed to have little environmental impact. They have routinely been approved by the Corps of Engineers for mountaintop removal mines.
Environmental lawyers argued that mountaintop removal permits should have to go throu...See the full content of this document
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