Article: "Playing with fire'; Mining industry criticizes EPA's decision to review permit requests.(News)

Article: MOUNTAINTOP MINING: ; Leaders say balance key to keeping permits; ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  March 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the move is a sign the EPA under the Obama administration ... down on mountaintop mining operations because of harm to streams ... industry was concerned the EPA's review process would ... proposed surface coal mining operations that impact streams ... in Huntington, the EPA said the ...

Article: Alaska mining operations put state at top of ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... far as toxic releases, according to the EPA report. The Greens Creek mine near Juneau ... vast majority of the toxic releases the EPA lists are mine waste rock containing naturally ... as lead, zinc, mercury and copper. The EPA classifies these as toxic chemicals. They ...

Article: TOXIC SPILLOVER IN COLO. POWER PLANTS AND MINING ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  December 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... month. Power plants and mining operations dominate the list of ... Colorado, according to EPA's 2003 Toxic Release ... environment. About the EPA data, Klein said ... site were home to mining operations, four to power plants ... Windsor, according to EPA's data. None of the ...

Article: Sand mining threatens stability of pipes carrying water supply. ...
San Diego Business Journal;  November 25, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... term erosion caused by the mining operations forced the San Diego County ... planning manager, said the EPA told the company not to get ... Francisco, Jones said. "The EPA took the lead on this," Jones ... for the permit)." The EPA wants to determine what parts ...

Article: NATIONWIDE ALLIANCE CREATED TO OPPOSE CEMEX MINING ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... National Alliance to fight multinational giant CEMEX and its mining operations across the United States. This first of its kind national ... Watchdogs, Colorado. OHIO - "In March, 2005 the U.S.EPA cited CEMEX for violations of the Prevention of Significant ...

Article: Nationwide Alliance Created to Oppose CEMEX Mining ...
PR Newswire;  October 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... National Alliance to fight multinational giant CEMEX and its mining operations across the United States. This first of its kind national ... Watchdogs, Colorado. OHIO - "In March, 2005 the U.S.EPA cited CEMEX for violations of the Prevention of Significant ...

Article: Agencies Agree to Joint Regulatory Framework for Processing ...
U.S. Newswire;  February 10, 2005 ;     700 words ... ... to improve permit application procedures for surface coal mining operations that place dredged or fill material in waters of the United ... A copy of the MOU can also be found at http:// www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/. http://www.usnewswire ...