Water Quality
No broad permit for Ky. coal mining; Review of individual permits adds scrutiny
Kentucky is seeking to renew its general permit for the coal industry — including mountaintop surface mines that disturb hundreds of acres, pollute streams already impaired by earlier mining and threaten aquatic life and human health.
USGS halts research on mountaintop removal’s public-health effects
Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work by the U.S. Geological Survey to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal.
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Last week, members of KFTC and our allies told the Kentucky Division of Water at a public hearing that a new General Permit for Coal that allows the quality of our streams to get worse is simply unacceptable.
Please join us in adding your name to a letter to state officials that says our water below coal mining operations must be protected.
Kentuckians want better protection than what's in the general permit
Members of KFTC and ally groups asked state officials to care about the quality of the water where they live, and recognize its importance for social and economic activity, during a public hearing Wednesday night focused on pollution from coal mining operations.
Eastern Ky. can't soar with ruined water
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