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Mountaintop Mining Background on Current Controversies
Title
Mountaintop Mining [electronic resource] : Background on Current Controversies.
Published
[S.l] : [s.n.], 2009.
Physical Description
13 p. : digital, PDF file.
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Notes
CRS Report.
Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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Summary
Provides background on current controversies surrounding negative environmental impact of mountaintop coal mining on water supply and quality of valley rivers and streams. Describes regulatory requirements under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and the Clean Water Act (CWA), including criticisms and legal challenges to CWA regulation of mountaintop mining; and summarizes administrative actions and Congressional activity.
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ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Other formats
Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Mountaintop Mining
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 09, 2013
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