Hoskinston NewsLocal news for Hoskinston, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.By Andy Mead- December 7, 2007 "It's ludicrous, absolutely mind-blowing, to think that the Corps of Engineers actually believes that mountaintop removal mining in this region will have no unacceptable adverse impact on the environment" A permit that would allow expansion of a mountaintop removal mine in Eastern Kentucky has been challenged by environmentalists.The Sierra Club and the Kentucky Waterways Alliance filed suit in U.S. District Court in Louisville yesterday, saying a federal permit granted Monday to an...http://www.topix.net/city/hoskinston-ky/2007/12/by-andy-mead?fromrss=1 |