Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Office of Surface Mining:
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August 31, 2009 OBAMA STRIP-MINING PICK BAD NEWS FOR COAL COUNTRY — Industry-Friendly State Regulator Signals There Will Be No Crackdown on Abuses
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April 23, 2009 OBAMA TAPS BUSH APPOINTEE TO RUN SURFACE MINING AGENCY — Choice May Signal Administration Cave-In on Opposition to Mountain Top Removal
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Empty Promise — Twenty Years of Failure in Federal Strip Mining Regulation (August 1997)
OSM is being obstructed from enforcing environmental safeguards against the devastating effects of strip mining for coal. Agency mismanagement and improper actions have resulted in thousands of polluted streams and toxic health and safety hazards for communities. more >>
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