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Spruce Mine update: More time sought for permit talks

January 4, 2010 by Ken Ward Jr.

While a formal deal is expected to be announced tomorrow on the Hobet 45 mountaintop removal permit, the Obama administration is asking a federal judge for more time to negotiate with Arch Coal Inc. over the largest mountaintop removal permit in West Virginia history.

Federal government lawyers just filed a request with U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers asking to extend a stay in proceedings over Arch Coal’s Spruce Mine for another 60 days.

They told Judge Chambers that “significant progress has been made,” but that an “agreement has not yet been reached.”

Recall that EPA has begun proceedings to veto the Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of this permit, and Arch Coal has  asked Judge Chambers to throw out of court a pending citizen group challenge to that Corps’ permit approval.

Stay tuned …

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4 Responses to “Spruce Mine update: More time sought for permit talks”

  1. Shelby says:
    January 4, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    The two mountain streams, Pigeon Roost & Old House Branch, near the Spruce mine site, should not be blocked by mining spoil.
    They are clean running streams, and are needed to add to better water conditions downstream

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