What would’ve been the largest mountaintop removal coal mine in West Virginia history was denied an EPA permit. This is the first time the EPA has denied a mining permit by reversing an Army Corps of Engineers’ approval under the Clean Water Act.
What would have been the largest mountaintop removal coal mine in West Virginia history was denied a permit by the Environmental Protection Agency. Charleston Gazette reporter Ken Ward tells host Bruce Gellerman that the agency decision isn’t the last word in the process.