[PCA] NEWS: EPA to Scrutinize Permits for Mountaintop-Removal Mining

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/24/AR2009032401607.html?hpid=sec-politics

EPA to Scrutinize Permits for Mountaintop-Removal Mining
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 25, 2009; Page A13

The Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds of mountaintop mining 
operations on notice that they would be the focus of closer scrutiny 
yesterday, saying it needs to review their impact on local streams and 
wetlands before they can move forward.

See the link above for the full article text.