Mountains Are in a Heap of Trouble
EPA approves rule change making mountaintop-removal mining easier
Posted at 4:15 AM on 03 Dec 2008
The U.S. EPA on Tuesday approved a controversial rule change that the Bush administration has been trying to make for years which eases restrictions on burying streams under piles of mining waste, making mountaintop-removal mining easier. "By signing off on a rule to eliminate a critical safeguard for streams, the EPA has abdicated its responsibility and left the local communities that depend on these waters at risk," said Ed Hopkins of the Sierra Club.sources: Earthjustice, The New York Times
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