Giant earth mover patrols Egypt Valley for Belmont County coal
The article describes topsoil and vegetation as roughage for a massive earth mover active in Egypt Valley. Its real purpose is accessing coal buried up to 100 feet deep in Belmont County hills, unless a citizen lawsuit halts Hanna Coal operations.
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Hanna Coal
Gem Strip Mining Sparks Tense Barnesville Town Debate
In Barnesville Ohio residents face Hanna Coal Company plans to expand strip mining near Interstate 70 after December 1. CODE activists sue to halt blasting while locals weigh economic dependence against environmental damage and shifting town life amid aging farms and mining trucks.
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Andrew Wyeth
Richard Garrett
Hanna
Jack Bishop
Barnes ‘Auto Supply
Appalachia
Consolidated Coal Company
Continental Oil
Republican
Garrett
iCitizens
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