USGS halts research on mountaintop removal’s public-health effects | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

USGS halts research on mountaintop removal’s public-health effects

Ken Ward Jr.
July 26, 2014
Charleston Gazette

Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work by the U.S. Geological Survey to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal.

Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal.

Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal. - See more at: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140726/GZ01/140729409#sthash.20xSJHA6...
Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal. - See more at: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140726/GZ01/140729409#sthash.20xSJHA6...
Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal. - See more at: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140726/GZ01/140729409#sthash.20xSJHA6...
Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal. - See more at: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140726/GZ01/140729409#sthash.20xSJHA6...

Last year, the Obama administration quietly put the brakes on any new field work to gather data on the potential public-health threats posed by mountaintop removal. - See more at: http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140726/GZ01/140729409#sthash.20xSJHA6...

Original Article
Campaign: 
Enforcement
Mountaintop Removal and Strip Mining
Chapter: 
Big Sandy
Harlan County
Perry County
Issue Area(s): 
Coal and Water
Tags: 
Air Quality
Water Quality