Judge Gives EPA Until Friday to Rule on Arch Coal Mine
The EPA now has until Friday to decide if it will overturn the largest mountaintop removal mining permit in West Virginia history.
The Charleston Gazette reports that a federal judge has agreed to delay his ruling in a lawsuit over Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 Mine, giving the agency a new deadline to act on the Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act permit.
The EPA didn't threaten to overturn the Spruce permit until last fall, but it has consistently raised questions about the proposed operation.
When Arch first proposed the Spruce Mine in 1998, it called for a 3,100-acre development that would bury more than 10 miles of streams. But three years ago, the Corps issued a scaled-back permit to bury eight miles of streams, and environmental groups sued.
Source: Charleston Gazette
About this story
Now on Clean Skies
Top Stories
CS Sunday: Water Power and Green Police
28:27 | 09/05/10
Cop Cars Go Green
02:53 | 09/09/10
Iceland is Rich with Renewables
07:11 | 09/09/10Related Items
David Crane on CCS Technology
NRG Energy President gives an update on his company's progress with CCS technology.
- 05:49
- 04/08/10
Lugar Releases 'Practical' Climate Plan
The Indiana Republican's measure would expand the definition of environmentally friendly fuels.
- 03/31/10
Senator Collins Explains Her Cap-&-Dividend Plan
Susan Collins (R-ME) outlines The CLEAR Act, and why she believes her carbon-cutting bill is better than the House ACES Act.
- 06:55
- 03/26/10
Ritter Signs RES Bill; Fuel Switching Advances
Colorado now has the Rocky Mountain region's highest renewable energy standard.
- 03/23/10
In my opinion, this
In my opinion, this mountaintop coal mining should be stopped. Irena from personal loans -
justhost review - ipage review
Thank for the information...
Thank for the information... its a useful news to me...Express Service, Courier