These people are crazy radicals. I almost forgot that the EPA used to care about the environment and thankfully, it is taking an interest in the environment and people again. What a difference an election can make.
The Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold Tuesday, saying it wants to evaluate the projects' impact on streams and wetlands.On a related note, I recently noticed the Washington Post now has a "Green - Science - Policy - Living" section. In the past it surprised me to see this existing with overseas media outlets yet non-existent in the US. Another nice change.
The decision by EPA administrator Lisa Jackson targets a controversial practice that allows coal mining companies to dump waste from mountaintop mining into streams and wetlands.
It could delay 150-200 surface coal mines, including mountaintop removal operations, according to the EPA.
