Senators Co-Sponsor Bill to Restore Clean Water Act
State Journal, The › September 08, 2009
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Rahall met with Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Equality, March 31 to discuss mountaintop mining and the EPA's decision to look more closely at valley fill permits. In a news release, Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., said, "The future of coal mining depends on striking a balance between environmental conservation, our nation's economic and energy needs, and the health of the people who live in and around the areas where mining occurs."
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Senators Co-Sponsor Bill to Restore Clean Water Act
Two senators from Tennessee and Maryland introduced a bill March 25 that would stop companies from dumping certain debris in streams after mining.
If passed, the bill could sound the death knell for mountaintop mining, according to officials with the National Mining Association and other ...See the full content of this document
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