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Posted Fri Dec 5 2008: from New York Times: Mountaintop Mining Rule Approved http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1228489005 The White House on Tuesday approved a final rule that will make it easier for coal companies to dump rock and dirt from mountaintop mining operations into nearby streams and valleys. The rule is one of the most contentious of all the regulations emerging from the White House in President Bush's last weeks in office.... "This is unmistakably a fire sale of epic size for coal and the entire fossil fuel industry, with flagrant disregard for human health, the environment or the rule of law," said Vickie Patton, deputy general counsel of the Environmental Defense Fund. [Read more stories about: capitalist greed, coal issues, bad policy, toxic water] New!: Your Quips: Plaque says: "O Shenandoah, I long to see you.... Waaay, you buried river..." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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