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Obama administration aims to protect streams from coal mining

2015-07-16 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday proposed a rule to strengthen protections of streams and rivers from coal mining operations, a move the beleaguered industry decried as the latest Obama administration attempt to squeeze it. The proposal would update 32-year-old mining rules by requiring coal companies to test and monitor streams located in the areas they mine before and after operations to ensure that operators can detect problems faster. It would also require coal companies to restore...

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