EPA Extends Review Of Mountaintop Mining Permits

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will conduct additional reviews of all 79 proposed permits for mountaintop removal coal mining projects it flagged last month for potential environmental problems, saying it "remains concerned" the projects raise "potentially significant water quality and environmental issues."rnThe announcement follows the agency's decision September 11 to set aside the permits for mining projects planned in four Appalachian states after determining the projects "would likely cause water quality impacts requiring additional review under the Clean Water Act."