Mountaintop Removal Put On Hold

The Environmental Protection Agency has put the brakes on 79 mountaintop removal mining permits in Kentucky , West Virginia , Ohio, and Tennessee. The federal agency wants to take a closer look at the permits to see if they violate the Clean Water Act. Read more here.

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