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Jeff Biggers writes about MTR for The Nation

by: heath_harrison

Fri Oct 02, 2009 at 06:23:25 AM EDT

by heath_harrison

His work on the issue for Huffington Post has been extraordinary. His feature story in the new issue of The Nation is a must-read.

When the Environmental Protection Agency declared this year on September 11 that all pending mountaintop removal mining permits in four Appalachian states stood in violation of the Clean Water Act and required further review, Lora Webb didn't have time to join in any celebrations. As she and her husband, Steve, a coal miner, packed up their possessions and left his family's ancestral property outside Lindytown, West Virginia, Lora was more concerned about finding a place to sleep that night.

more: http://www.thenation.com/doc/2...

heath_harrison :: Jeff Biggers writes about MTR for The Nation

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