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Environment

KY Coal Head Raps EPA Regs

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Published February 9, 2012 at 10:19 AM EST

Kentucky Coal Association President Bill Bissett said eastern Kentucky coalfields are being held to a higher standard than others in the state. Bissett said he believed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates Appalachian coal mining under a different set of regulations than other coal fields.

 
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