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mountaintop removal cases. I learned more about the 11th Amendment than I ever really wanted to know. I can recite sections of the SurfaceMiningAct and the Clean Water Act. But the most important thing I learned was to be careful... Published: Sunday, March 28, 2004 Words: 1763
from the 300-foot limit because they were within the permit boundary of an operation that existed prior to passage of the federal SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act on Aug. 3, 1977. But before they approved both silo permits,... Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Words: 837
House already had approved it. Congress created the Abandoned Mine Land program in 1977, when it passed the SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. Under the AML program, coal operators pay 35 cents per ton of surface-mined coal... Published: Friday, October 01, 2004 Words: 445
means," a move that would eliminate public review and public comment on any change in policy. During a House subcommittee hearing last week, mining association vice president Bruce Watzman explained the industry's latest proposal. "The... Published: Sunday, March 05, 2006 Words: 1162
firms that filed the suit. "We're really hoping to bring some of this money loose." In 1977, Congress passed the SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. Among other things, lawmakers wanted to create a program to clean up the legacy... Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 Words: 794
from abandoned mines and generating construction jobs in coalfield communities," Rahall said. Today, for example, the U.S. Office of SurfaceMining announced that West Virginia has been awarded $26.5 million for its abandoned mine reclamation... Published: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 Words: 368
those of 24 states that receive federal funds from the Interior Department for their surfacemining programs," Owens said. "The surfacemining program has already accomplished an impressive amount of reclamation, and we will continue... Published: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 Words: 638
clean coal prior to it being burned, must meet strict design, construction and inspection standards set by Congress in the 1977 SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. But unless power plant dams are located on an active mining... Published: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Words: 747
mining, while seeking to increase those requirements in this state, translates into a threat to West Virginia mining jobs and mining families." Rahall said the controversy was one of those "rare issues" where both West Virginia coal... Published: Thursday, June 29, 2000 Words: 355
to the problem." In 1977, Congress created the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, or AML, when it passed the SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. Financed by a tax on all mined coal, the program provides states with money... Published: Thursday, September 27, 2001 Words: 530
