Tagged: U.S. House of Representatives

Environment
5:08 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

Report Finds Surface Coal Exports Rising, Argues Destruction is Harder to Justify

Credit Gabe Bullard / WFPL

According to a new analysis by U.S. House Democrats, an increasing percentage of coal from mountaintop removal mines is being exported overseas. The report was released this morning, as the House Natural Resources committee held a hearing on a proposed stream buffer rule to protect Appalachian streams from coal mine pollution.

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Environment
1:43 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

New Report Shows Mountaintop Removal Coal is Increasingly Exported

Credit Gabe Bullard / WFPL
A mountaintop removal site in Eastern Kentucky.

A report released today from the Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee analyzed coal export data and found that mountaintop removal mines are sending an increased percentage of coal produced oversees.

The report used data from the Energy Information Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and data self-reported by the mines. Here's a summary of what they found:

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