Bush Okays Blowing Up Mountains for Mining Companies

— By Jen Phillips

| Thu Aug. 23, 2007 1:50 PM PDT

Bush is set to release a regulation tomorrow that will allow mining companies to blast the tops off mountains and dump the resulting waste in nearby streams and valleys.

To learn more about Bush's latest assault on the environment, continue reading this post on our science and health blog, The Blue Marble.

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Submitted by Guy Incognito (not verified) on Fri Aug. 24, 2007 10:25 AM PDT.

Ummm... hasn't this practice been going on for years already in Appalachia? Close to a decade or more? I recall reading many years ago that Bush made a small change... classifying the waste from this practice as "clean fill"... which is what allows companies to dump everything in the valleys. What's new about this new change?

p.s. couldn't bring up that link in the article... network issues on my end today

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