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WVa mine may not be reason for fish dying
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia environmental officials now say a nearby coal mine may not be the only reason fish are dying in Dunkard Creek.
Department of Environmental Protection officials say more dead fish have been found in the creek, but more than a mile upstream from Consol Energy’s Blacksville No. 2 mine.
DEP spokeswoman Kathy [...]
EPA to scrutinize dozens of mining permits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of coal-mining permits proposed across Appalachia need much more scrutiny because of concerns they will illegally damage water quality, the Obama administration said Friday.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced that they would conduct more detailed reviews of 79 permit applications that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had proposed to approve [...]
