Archived News Articles: 2005 - Appalachian Center for the Economy & the Environment

12-16	State asked to get tough on mercury pollution
10-29	New mine permits gain speed; Bush administration issues final mountaintop removal study
10-29	The mountaintop removal study
10-27	Pollution; Washington obstacle
10-26	OSM blocked from probe into Mettiki mine permit
9-23	Lawsuit seeks more study on Blair Mountain mining permit
9-23	Environmentalists challenge Blair Mountain mining permit
9-21	Mettiki permit flawed, feds say
9-18	Mountaintop removal fight returns to appeals court
8-15	DEP slow to tighten limits on mercury in water; PPG plant escapes tougher permit terms
8-12	DEP; Chronic bungling
8-10	Group wants boundary violation notice in silo case
8-4	Citizens group intervenes in Massey silo case
8-3	Massey seeks stay of order to remove silo foundation
7-31	State buffer rule weaker than federal
7-29	Appeals court sets argument in mining case
7-29	Massey to appeal DEP silo order
7-29	Both Massey silos off permit, DEP says survey shows
7-21	Manchin defends DEP on Massey silo permit
7-17	DEP criticized over Massey silo; Complaints of proximity to school ignored, boundary advances overlooked, Raleigh residents say
7-16	DEP halts Massey silo project; Maps show facility outside site’s original permit area
6-17	OSM delays changes to buffer zone rule
5-11	Quarry hearing begins; Need for valley fill not proven, residents’ engineer says
5-8	Quarry permit appeal to be heard this week
5-6	Mining damage far from ‘minimal,’ environmentalist lawyers tell court
3-15	Environmentalists seek ruling in Kentucky fill case
3-13	A different tack on mercury; Group’s petition seeks tougher limits in West Virginia water
3-4	Aluminum committee told to meet in public
2-12	Mine board told to merge with other boards
1-28	Lawsuit would expand valley fill limits to Kentucky