Federally required restoration of surface-mined property: impasse between the coal industry and the environmentally concerned
Journal Article
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· Nat. Resour. J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5932731
The opposing interests of the environmentalists and the surface-mining industry are discussed. Despite the escalating costs imposed by environmental regulations, coal remains the cheapest of the fossil fuels on an energy basis. That Congress' 1977 legislation was intended to effect a near cessation of coal strip mining is not plausible. Rather, the intention of the legislation was to regulate reasonably its devastating effects on the environment. The coal industry must, therefore, accept the responsibility for preservation and reclamation to the greatest extent practicable. The conflict with the surface mining industry is not irreconcilable, but much negotiation and compromise must take place before a resolution is imminent.
- Research Organization:
- Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond
- OSTI ID:
- 5932731
- Journal Information:
- Nat. Resour. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States) Vol. 23:2; ISSN NRJOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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