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Thu Jan-13-11 10:05 PM
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Victory today against Appalachian Mountaintop mining!

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EPA vetoes Spruce Mine
By Ken Ward Jr.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal regulators on Thursday vetoed Arch Coal Inc.'s proposal for the largest mountaintop removal permit in West Virginia history, saying the company had refused to adopt alternative mining plans that would do less environmental damage.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said the 2,300-acre Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County would use "destructive and unsustainable mining practices that jeopardize the health of Appalachian communities and the clean water on which they depend."

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