EPA Holds Public Hearing on Spruce No. 1 Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a public hearing in Charleston on the fate of a Logan County coal mine.

The topic of Tuesday night's hearing is the mountaintop removal permit of Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 Mine.

The EPA is considering revoking the mountain top removal mining permit.

The EPA claims environmental damage from the project would be irreversible. But coal officials disagree.

Tuesday night brought a "Faces of Coal" rally is inside the Civic Center's Coliseum.

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