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Article: Our views: ; The coal industry needs clear rules; Irresponsible regulation is every bit as damaging as irresponsible mining
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- March 31, 2009
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AFTER nearly two years of hanging in limbo, the 4th Circuit Court
of Appeals last month lifted a federal injunction on permits from
the Army Corps of Engineers for mountaintop removal mining.
The Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency
immediately called for a regulatory review of those previously
blocked permits.
While any new administration certainly would want to be sure of
its footing, long-established industries do not turn on a dime.
Before investing millions into equipment and site preparation,
mining companies must be sure they will be allowed to mine the coal.
Among the mines singled out by the new crew at the EPA was Reylas
Surface Mine, operated by an affiliate of ...