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The Environmental Protection Agency, in an unusual move, revoked a key permit for one of the largest proposed mountaintop-removal coal-mining projects in Appalachia, drawing cheers from environmentalists and protests from business groups worried their projects could be next.
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The Wall Street Journal
By: Stephen Power & Kris Maher
The Environmental Protection Agency, in an unusal move, revoked a key permit for one of the largest proposed mountaintop-removal coal-mining projects in Appalachia, drawing cheers from environmentalists and protests from business groups worried their projects could be next.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703583404576079792048919286.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs
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CHARLESTON – Today’s decision by the Obama Administration and the U.S. EPA to revoke the permits for Mingo-Logan’s Spruce Mine shows an unbelievable arrogance and a total disregard for the impact this decision will have on the lives of West Virginia’s families.
The people of West Virginia deserve better treatment from their federal government. Time and again, the State of West Virginia and the Corps of Engineers have affirmed the issuance of this permit. For the EPA to ignore the needs of West Virginia communities represents malicious arrogance on the part of an agency determined to cripple Appalachian coal production.
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Please mark your calendars with a change for the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute’s meeting to February 10th. The meeting was initially set for the 3rd but has been changed due to the WV Coal Mining Symposium.
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An equipment failure of a WV approved emergency shelter was investigated by the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. The initial findings are being communicated to manufacturers and copied to the industry.
At this time no immediate danger is posed by the identified issue and no actions by operators is required. Operators should continue their routine examinations and report any unusual findings to the manufacturer and the Director.
WV approved emergency shelter manufacturers are to review this report, when received, and respond with an evaluation of attributed of their equipment that would prevent such an occurrence or an action plan for the examination and corrective actions to be taken to the Director by February 15.
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