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Move To Aid States Say In Strip Mining Move To Aid States Say In Strip Mining
States would gain latitude to grant exemptions from strip mining land restoration rules under a House Interior Committee move. The 25-11 vote allows variances if land is left more useful, though opponents warn it sharpens interstate standards competition. The measure prompted debate over federal control and state flexibility.
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Washington
House Interior Committee
Morris K. Udall
Dariz
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
John Melcher
D-Mont
Mink
Ruppe
Secretary of the Interior
William M. Ketchum
Calif