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Saturday, 10/20/2007 |
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The West Virginia Diesel Commission approved thirty-two (32) additional pieces of diesel-powered equipment this week for use in underground coal mines. The new units raise the total number of diesels approved for underground use to 243 in West Virginia.
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Saturday, 10/20/2007 |
Late last week the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection published its final certification conditions for Nationwide Permits 21, 49 & 50. These permits are the programmatic general permits issued by the Corps for use in mining-related dredge and fill activities. NWP 21 can be used for surface coal mining activities, NWP 49 for remining activities and NWP 50 for underground mine related fill activities.
The Section 401 certification process allows individual states to impose certain conditions and restrictions on the use of these general permits. The WV DEP’s certification of the NWPs imposes certain mitigation requirements and requires an individual certification of the NWPs when the impacts of the project exceed certain thresholds. The Association offered voluminous comments of the draft WV DEP certification conditions, mainly with respect to state-imposed mitigation requirements that conflict with federal mitigation guidelines as implemented by the Corps under the Section 404 permitting program. Based on WV DEP’s response to these comments, the Association is actively considering an appeal of the certifications.
To obtain electronic copies of the Association comments and the final 401 certification documents contact
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Thursday, 10/18/2007 |
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$25 million gift to West Virginia University, announced Wednesday, will fund breast cancer care and other health programs, along with programs at the WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
The donors, Jo and Ben Statler, are both natives of Monongalia County and attended Clay-Battelle High School together, marrying shortly after graduation. Ben earned his degree in mining engineering from WVU, while working the night shift at the Pursglove mine. Before their children were born, Jo worked for the WVU School of Dentistry.
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Wednesday, 10/17/2007 |
With Halloween soon to be celebrated, many children in ghostly garb can’t wait to “trick or treat.”
But, there’s nothing spooky about saying “thank you” to a great
classroom teacher, according to the Arch Coal Foundation. In fact, it
is an excellent time to nominate your favorite teacher for an Arch Coal
Teacher Achievement Award.
“The school year is in full swing and parents and children are
recognizing the skills and professionalism of their teachers,” said
John R. Snider, vice president of external affairs, eastern region, for
Arch Coal. “While any time is a good time to acknowledge these superior
teachers, why not give your outstanding teachers a special ‘treat’ and
nominate them now for a $2,500 personal cash award from the Arch Coal
Foundation?”
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Wednesday, 10/17/2007 |
For thirty years, since the passage of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977, the mining industry has been continually
harassed by litigation initiated by extremist groups whose intention is
to stop the mining, transportation, burning and every other step of
utilizing coal as an energy source. They simply want to take our
jobs. Several hundred of these extremists have sent comments to OSM
opposing these rules. We need to show them we want and need these
rules. That’s where your help is needed.
Through a proposed rule which would clarify valley fill construction,
and particularly its relation to “Stream Buffer Zone” regulations, we
have the opportunity to bring an end to decades of legal harassment.
Without this clarification, the coal industry faces a massive
disruption to its production that would cause devastating job losses
and create chaos in the economy of West Virginia and other Appalachian
states. We need a stable environment for our people’s jobs to continue
to expand.
Please get in contact with the federal Office of Surface Mining
(directions are included) as soon as possible and register your support
for this rule change! Be assured that anti-mining groups are
mobilizing in opposition.
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