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"Judge Allows Mountaintop-Removal Lawsuit to Proceed" [1]

"Mining companies can proceed with their challenge to U.S. EPA's new policies on mountaintop-removal coal mining, a federal judge has ruled in a preliminary decision that says EPA may have exceeded its legal authority."

Gabriel Nelson reports for Greenwire January 18, 2011. [2]

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Source: Greenwire [2], 01/19/2011
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