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May 18, 2009

Obama Administration OKs New Mountaintop Removal Permits
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In other environmental news, the Obama administration has given the
green light for forty-two more mountaintop removal permits, dealing a
victory for the coal industry. Mountaintop mining involves blowing off
the tops of mountains to get at the coal underneath.



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