Advocates Push Swift Issuance Of Mining Policies To Boost Legal Position

Environmentalists are ramping up their push for the Obama administration to swiftly finalize a slew of policies they say would help address concerns over adverse environmental and health impacts from mountaintop mining, saying having final rules in place soon will make it harder for a potential future GOP administration to undo them. With just over two years left for the administration, advocates argue that it is crucial to quickly issue the regulations they want -- including EPA selenium water quality...