Kentucky coal (Charles Bertram, Herald-Leader) |
A nationwide permit adopted in 2007 by the Army Corps of Engineers permitted dumping mountaintop removal debris, "if the Corps decided the proposed mining would have only minimal environmental impact, both by itself and when combined with past mining," Estep writes. The permit was struck down in West Virginia in 2009, but upheld in Kentucky. The Corps has since adopted more stringent permitting conditions, but a few Kentucky mines apparently still operate under the old rules. (Read more)
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