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USEPA Yanks Existing Fill Permit For Spruce Mine #1: Largest Mountain Top Removal Project Ever Proposed

The biggest Rocky Top execution ever scheduled by an Appalachian coal company has been called off by the Obama Administration. Seven miles of stream bed will not be buried as a result. Full Article at Treehugger

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