Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Mineral industries;    Mining engineering;    Mines and mineral resources;   

RP-ID  :  RS21421
RP-ID  :  RS21421_2014Jul16

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies and legal challengesto mountaintop mining, and recent Administration actions. Congressional interest in these issuesalso is discussed, including legislation seeking to restrict the practice of mountaintop mining andother legislation intended to block the Obama Administration’s regulatory actions.