End of EIS contract for stream rule questioned

摘要

The Office of Surface Mining’s Stream Protection Rule is still on track to be released this year, despite the contract ending early for the firm working on the draft environmental impact statement, a spokesman said Friday. Polu Kai Services was contracted to work on the draft EIS, which evaluates the alternatives under consideration as part of the rule. Portions of the draft document were leaked and showed the rule could potentially impact thousands of jobs, outraging coal-state lawmakers (PCT 2/1).