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The U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia (court) ruled on Oct. 6 in National Mining Association v. Jackson that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully changed the permitting process for Clean Water Act (CWA) § 404 permits for coal mines. The court sided with the State of West Virginia and the National Mining Association (NMA) in challenging EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) actions that unlawfully obstructed the issuance of CWA permits and created a de facto moratorium on surface and underground coal mining within the Central Appalachian region and beyond. Apart from striking down a significant obstacle, EPA injected into the CWA § 404 permitting process, this decision should provide a valuable precedent to deter federal agencies from using informal guidance to alter regulatory procedures and impose new requirements.
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“While Jackson stays in Washington, D.C., meeting with environmentalists, I meet with coal miners, factory workers and business leaders who worry that their next stop will be the unemployment line,” – Rep. Shelley Moore Capito
Special to Roll Call
It’s disappointing that the Obama administration and the Environmental Protection Agency continue to enforce a “my way or the highway” approach to environmental regulations.
For decades, the EPA has successfully cleaned up our air and streams without slowing down the economy. Now, at the worst possible time, the EPA is advancing an extreme agenda that threatens millions of jobs across America.
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Alpha Natural Resources Southern WV Team Captain Tommy Dove competes in the National Mine Rescue Competition that was held in October in Columbus, Ohio.
More than 100 teams from 13 states competed in the 2011 National Mine Rescue, First-Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio which was held in early October.
Teams from West Virginia fared very well in the event including taking third, eighth and eleventh in the overall competition results. First and Fourth in the Combination Competition results and six teams in the top ten of the First Aid competition.
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By PAMELA BRUST (
PARKERSBURG - Action on a resolution opposing mountaintop coal removal died Monday for lack of second during the Wood County Commission meeting.
In August, the commission sponsored two separate public informational sessions on mountaintop coal removal, including opponents of the coal mining practice, and a second with coal industry representatives.
The proposed resolution, presented by Walt Auvil and several other mountaintop coal removal opponents, noted other types of coal mining provide more employment, mountaintop mining methods are "environmentally and economically destructive" and mountains are the heritage of all West Virginians. The opponents asked the commission to sign off on the resolution, similar to ones passed in other parts of the state, opposing the process.
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By PAMELA BRUST (
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PARKERSBURG - Action on a resolution opposing mountaintop coal removal died Monday for lack of second during the Wood County Commission meeting.
In August, the commission sponsored two separate public informational sessions on mountaintop coal removal, including opponents of the coal mining practice, and a second with coal industry representatives.
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