Coal Mining Debris Rule Is Approved

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By ROBERT PEAR and FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: December 2, 2008

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday approved a final rule that will make it easier for coal companies to dump rock and dirt from mountaintop mining operations into nearby streams and valleys.

The rule is one of the most contentious of all the regulations emerging from the White House in President Bush’s last weeks in office.

James L. Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, confirmed in an interview that the rule had been approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget. That clears the way for publication in the Federal Register, the last stage in the rule-making process.

Stephen L. Johnson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, concurred in the rule, first proposed nearly five years ago by the Interior Department, which regulates coal mining.

more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/washington/03mining.html

[Ian David]

1. And look at where those mining operations will take place...

[stuntcat]

2. where the morons collect..

but I think it's the most beautiful place in the whole world. It breaks my heart.

[BridgeTheGap]

3. More of the "Legacy" - stay tuned...the bastards aren't done yet! Hopefully,

Obama will reverse this quickly.