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Battle lines drawn in new strip mining law
Washington D C August 3 President Carter signed the Strip Mining Control and Reclamation Act amid traffic of reform and opposition The act aims to reclaim lands damaged by coal mining but its regulations are seen as a hedge against rapid change Carter seeks to boost coal production by 1985 while Congress considers additional mining rules affecting emissions and fuel sources The Interior Department will deploy regulators to oversee the law and future measures against strip mining impacts
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U.S
Carter
America
Congress
U.S Interior Department
Paul L Reeves
Interior
Indiana
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Kevin Markey
Denver
Friends of the Earth
Appalachian Coalition
Appalachia
Jack Spadaro
West Virginia
Department of Interior
Department of Energy
Reeves
Frank Harscher
Nation
Georgia
Harscher
Christian Science Monitor
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