The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central Appalachian Coalfields and A Field-based Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity in Central Appalachian Streams

52 organizations filed 67 public comments on The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central Appalachian Coalfields and A Field-based Aquatic Life Benchmark for Conductivity in Central Appalachian Streams, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 5807d ago.

Abstract

The draft report assesses the state of the science on the ecological impacts of Mountaintop Mining and Valley Fill operations on streams in the Central Appalachian Coal Basin.

Commenters (52)

• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  7 filings · confidence 97%
• Federation for American Coaltrade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 85%
• Alabama Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• McGehee Engineering Corporationunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• Pocahontas Coal Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Settle Associates Inc.unverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Amfire Mining Company LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Apogee Coal Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Arch Coal Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of Fish and Wildlife Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Austin Powder Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP on behalf of the Federal Water Quality Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Bill Overbey & Sons Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Central Valley Clean Water Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Duke Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Eagle Creek Mining LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Eastern Panhandle Business Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• ESCO Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• FACES (Federation for American Coaltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Greater Greenbrier Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Hampden Coal Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Hobet Mining Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Hunter Ridge Coal Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Huntington Regional Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Imperial Investments Holdings LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Kentucky (KY) River Properties LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Kentucky River Properties LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Knox Creek Coal Corp.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Lexington Coal Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Logan Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Logan County Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Nelson Brothers LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• North American Benthological Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Oil Dri Corporation of Georgiaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Pacer Construction Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Peabody Powder River Coal Services LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Pennsylvania Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pine Branch Coal Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Pocahontas Land Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• PoleSet Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Richwood Industriesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Rosebud Mining Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Simmons Fork Mining Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Summersville Area Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• TECO Coal Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tug Valley Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• US Coal Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Virginia Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Worldwide Equipment Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%