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Stream Protection Rule
The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) has proposed a "stream protection rule" that represents a sweeping change to surface mining regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) program.
Below are documents related to the rule.
Letters to OSM
- Dec. 21, 2010 from Gov. S. Beshear
- Dec. 6, 2010 from Gov. D. Freudenthal
- Nov. 3, 2010 from Sen. Barrasso et al.
OSM NOI to Prepare EIS (April 30, 2010)
OSM Request for Comment re Scoping Alternatives (June 18, 2010)
- NMA SPR NOI Comments
- IMCC Comments
- W.Va. Dept. Envir. Protection Comments
- Indiana Dept. Natural Resources Comments
- Boucher Letter
- Appalachian Wildlife Foundation Comments
CRS Report on Mountain Top Mining
Stream Buffer Zone Rule
2008 Rulemaking
- OSM Final SBZ Rule (December 12, 2008)
- NMA Comments on OSM Proposed SBZ Rule
- OSM's SBZ Proposed Rule (August 24, 2007)
- Environmental Impact Statement
- OSM Press Release
- OSM Summary: 2007 vs. 2008
National Parks Conservation Association v. Salazar
State Petitions
Did you know?
- The U.S. produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually.
- The U.S. has nearly 261 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, according to the EIA - that's a 235-year supply at current rates of use.
- Nearly half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
- Each person in the U.S. uses 3.4 tons of coal annually.
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