EPA proposes blocking West Virginia mountaintop mine
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed to halt the largest mountaintop mine in Central Appalachia, saying the project would pollute drinking water and harm wildlife in mountain streams, and that the damage to the mountains would be irreversible. Despite the strong language, however, the EPA’s action only begins another lengthy process about [...]
Blair Mountain update: History group to appeal delisting
by Ken Ward Jr. My buddy Paul Nyden had the story Sunday, updating us all on plans for an appeal of the Obama administration’s decision to remove Blair Mountain from the National Register of Historic Places. Paul included some interesting comments from Harvard Ayers, a retired archaeology and anthropology professor at Appalachian State University in [...]
