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Federal petition calls for federal takeover of West Virginia mining oversight
Eighteen groups urge the U S Office of Surface Mining to temporarily take over West Virginia’s mining regulation citing chronic failures in permitting inspection water quality and enforcement. They say the DEP shielded industry while violating SMCRA and accuse the agency of licensing permits despite violations and understaffing.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Department of Environmenta Protection
State
Nationa
Earthjustice
The
Sierra Club
League of Women Voters
Catholic Committee of Appalachia
DEP
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement
Kathy Cosco
Indiana
Cosco
OSM
Chris Holmes
Holmes
Charleston
Tennessee
Washington State
Congress
Oklahoma
Kansas
Montana
Utah
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
Surface Mine Board
WVDEP