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No Peaking
Bush administration eases restrictions on mountaintop-removal mining |
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24 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| No Peaking Bush administration eases restrictions on mountaintop-removal mining The Bush administration has given a big thumbs-up to mountaintop-removal mining, the practice of blasting the peaks off of mountains and dumping the rubble into watersheds and valleys. A proposed rule issued today will exempt mining waste from an inconsistently interpreted 1983 rule that disallows mining activity within 100 feet of ... |
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