Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterNew Regulation Would Ease Disposal of Mountaintop Mining Debris
Published 12/3/2008 by Juliet Eilperin at Wash Post Obama Administration
The Bush administration finalized rules yesterday that will make it easier for mountaintop mining companies to dump their waste near rivers and streams, overhauling a 25-year-old prohibition that has sparked legal and regulatory battles for years.
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