Coal ash debate now moves to minefilling

By Kristen Lombardi

Ever since that disastrous late December coal-ash spill in Eastern Tennessee, Congressional attention has focused on one federal agency — th

Excerpts from this story referencing "Office of Surface Mining":

"… ll forever fade.The proposed rule, drawn up by the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, and circulated to interest groups by the off …"

"… “send the rule back to OSM.” As it stands, they wrote, “The proposed Office of Surface Mining rule would turn the nation’s coal mines into massive open dumps for non- …"

Mountaintop coal mining alters Appalachia

By The Center for Public Integrity

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

Excerpts from this story referencing "Office of Surface Mining":

"… 1990s thanks in part to lawsuits. Now, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is proposing another rule change that cr …"