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in Appalachian and the West. But some industry officials in West Virginia complain that mines here have a hard time competing with huge surface mines in Wyoming. "It has always been my view that the federal government should not become... Published: Sunday, October 01, 2000 Words: 859
like the blast that killed 13 mine workers at an Alabama coal mine in late 2001. When Congress wrote the federal mine safety act in 1969, lawmakers set eliminating black lung as one of their central goals. Under the law, coal operators... Published: Sunday, September 19, 2004 Words: 1401
Office of SurfaceMining. In 1977, Rahall served on the House-Senate Conference Committee that wrote the final version of the federal SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. Rahall represents the state's 3rd Congressional District,... Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 Words: 914
not anticipate operations having the character of mountaintop removal being conducted without the variance when passing the surfaceminingact," Rahall said in a May 1998 statement. "The public interest lies with having beneficial post-mining... Published: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 Words: 488
the Court of Appeals to have based its ruling on the issues that were part and parcel of the case, those involving provisions of the SurfaceMiningAct and the Clean Water Act that are so important to West Virginians," Rahall said.... Published: Thursday, April 26, 2001 Words: 651
what is required is a stable regulatory environment governing the coal industry that conforms with both the letter and intent of the SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. "We can have a dovetailing of the goals of both... Published: Sunday, February 10, 2002 Words: 879
Department, and as a freshman congressman, Rahall served on the conference committee that created the agency as part of the 1977 SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. In his comments, Rahall used the agency's full name, the Office... Published: Sunday, April 12, 2009 Words: 718
not have sufficient knowledge or the responsibility to fix a health-care program," Jarrett said. "That has nothing to do with our [surfaceminingact] program." To contact staff writer Ken Ward Jr., use e-mail or call 348-1702.... Published: Monday, September 20, 2004 Words: 1329
Rahall, D-W.Va., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, now proposes to regulate coal ash impoundments under the 1977 SurfaceMining Control and Reclamation Act. However, Rep. Rahall's proposal would place coal ash impoundments... Published: Sunday, January 25, 2009 Words: 665
the Court of Appeals to have based its ruling on the issues that were part and parcel of the case, those involving provisions of the SurfaceMiningAct and the Clean Water Act that are so important to West Virginians," Rahall said.... Published: Friday, April 27, 2001 Words: 789
