From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Many Pennsylvanians have never heard of longwall coal mining. But it can cause more environmental damage than many other types of coal mining — and that’s saying a lot. State officials estimate that the process of longwall … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-17/environment/environmental-hearing-board-overturns-mining-permit/a59053-1 August 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Polen Run is one of the few remaining water features in Ryerson Station State Park. (Center for Coalfield Justice) GREENE COUNTY, Pa. … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): This year marks the 80th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law—but its protections and the Commonwealth’s waterways are still at risk. Just days after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court issued a ruling that said, “the Commonwealth must act affirmatively … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-09/environment/pa-state-senate-gives-coal-mine-green-light-to-damage-streams/a58060-1 June 9, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Longwall mining beneath streams can drain water through cracks in the streambed. (Lock the Gate Alliance/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The state Senate … Continued
From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): Coal mining giant Consol has been illegally destroying streams in Southwestern Pennsylvania with its longwall mining practices for years, and the Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) has been fighting them in court every step of … Continued