EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Draft Documents on Mountaintop Mines and Aquatic Ecosystems

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for two draft documents related to the environmental impact of mountaintop mines and valley fills on aquatic ecosystems in the Central Appalachian Coalfields. The extended comment period will allow the public more time to review data used to derive a benchmark for conductivity in Central Appalachian streams.