2009-02-17
Appeals Court Overturns Mountaintop Removal Ruling Requiring More Thorough Permit Reviews.By Ken Ward Jr.,Charleston Gazette, February 13, 2009. "For the fourth time in eight years, a federal appeals court has overturned a court ruling that would have required more thorough permit reviews of mountaintop removal coal-mining operations... Judge M. Blane Michael of West Virginia dissented from parts of the decision that found the corps had rightly concluded the mining operations in question would cause no significant environmental degradation. 'Today's decision will have far-reaching consequences for the environment of Appalachia,' Michael wrote. 'It is not disputed that the impact of filling valleys and headwater streams is irreversible or that headwater streams provide crucial ecosystem functions.' Bill Raney, president of the West Virginian Coal Association, called the 4th Circuit decision 'good news' for the industry and its employees... Steve Roady, an Earthjustice lawyer who represented citizen groups in the case, said efforts to stop mountaintop removal would continue, despite the legal setback."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment