Byrd, Jackson Meet to Discuss Coal Mining; Comment Period Extended on Buffer Zones

摘要

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson met Dec. 21 with Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) to discuss what the senator's office referred to as "issues of importance to coal mining in West Virginia."rnA statement from Byrd's office said the senator asked for "the EPA, in conjunction with the other regulatory agencies, the coal industry, and unions to develop a clear set of parameters for issuing mining permits."