EPA blocks mountaintop removal mining!


	EPA blocks mountaintop removal mining!

masbury

3-24-2009 8:29 PM

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energy, mining, appalachia

masbury says:

Reversing Bush policy while examining the impact on streams and wetlands.

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3-25-2009 9:12 AM

gingembre

Hallelujah!

3-25-2009 4:35 PM

Jorjor

Too late for some people (and mountains), though.

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