Enviromentalists contest CWA permits for Ky., W.Va. surface mines

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Environmental groups have challenged two permits issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers to surface mining operations in Appalachia, arguing that the agency did not consider the health impacts for residents living near the sites. Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Sierra Club said in a statement issued Wednesday, “I am greatly concerned for the people who live, fish and play downstream from these mining sites.