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Moving Beyond Coal

January 12, 2008 – 4:24 am

Earth Justice
Coal-generated power is one of the largest sources of global warming gasses in the United States. But it’s not just emissions from coal-fired plants that pose a problem; coal creates cradle-to-grave environmental impacts—from mountaintop removal mining to toxic ash waste.
In Appalachia, whole communities and ecosystems are destroyed when coal is extracted by blowing up [...]

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Senate Committee to Discuss Mining Law, Bush Rollbacks

November 17, 2007 – 3:59 am

Laws meant to safeguard communities, environment end up protecting polluter profits
November 13, 2007
EarthJustice
Washington, D.C. — Senate committee hearings today on the 30th anniversary of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) will focus on regulatory rollbacks by the Bush administration that make it easier for stream destruction in Appalachia due to mountaintop removal mining.
Despite [...]

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