What is the industry doing to protect the environment from mountaintop mining?
• There are new regulations that carefully outline what can and cannot be done with regard to certain types of surface mining. Those involved in the production of coal care about the environment, and that’s why they comply with current rules that require coal operators to establish a buffer around streams. There are other steps in place to make sure extraction is as clean as we can feasibly make it. And any project undertaken has the endorsement of the Army Corps of Engineers on ecological issues. For more information on mining, please visit the National Mining Association at www.nma.org.
