EcoWatch: A lopsided legislative hearing held by the House Natural Resources committee last Friday is further proof that fans of mountaintop removal mining arent giving up without a fight.
The hearing focused on legislation recently introduced by Rep. Johnson (R-OH), a proud coal industry advocate, and Rep. Lamborn (R-CO), a pro-coal congressman in his own right.
With the catchy title Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Jobs in America (PGWPCJA), H.R. 2824 would stop the Office of Surface...