Will today’s EPA stop Big Coal?

This good article from the New York Times covers an issue that should be important to all who care about some of our scenic lands in West Virginia.

Project’s Fate May Predict the Future of Mining

Jimmy Weekley, who lives in Pigeonroost Hollow, W.Va., has been fighting the Spruce 1 coal project for years.

Because it is one of the largest mountaintop mining projects ever and because it has been hotly disputed for a dozen years, Spruce 1 is seen as a bellwether by conservation groups and the coal industry.

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