Please find attached NMA's 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." Should you have any questions, please contact me at kbennett@nma.org or (202) 463-3240. Sincerely, Karen Bennett Vice President, Environmental Affairs National Mining Association
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
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National Mining Association filed 7 comments on this docket between May 18, 2010 and Sep 8, 2010. 51 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 5807d ago.
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Please find attached a technical report submitted by Karen Bennett of the National Mining Association in response to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0934.
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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.
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