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The EPA visited the Coal River Valley to meet with the coal industry yesterday morning when activists from Climate Ground Zero unveiled a large banner that said "EPA stop MTR" at Massey Energy's Edwight mountaintop removal mine. Five people were arrested and work ceased on the site for the day as Massey searched fruitlessly for additional protesters. The banner was up for two hours was visible from the highway.
You can find a full report from activist on the scene at Climate Ground Zero (including a picture of the banner).
Ken Ward, Jr. has more details on the legal fights around protests, including the implications of two journalists being arrested in: Protests against Massey continue ...
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