Sentences with phrase «proposed coal mining operation»

Or take for instance, the federal court ruling last week that halted a proposed coal mining operation in Colorado stating that the «social costs» of contributions the mine would make to worsening impacts of climate change in the future were not taken into consideration.

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Arch Coal did not adopt the recommended changes for the Spruce Mine, and in early Jan. 2011, EPA officials revoked the operation's Clean Water Act permit, citing «destructive and unsustainable mining practices» proposed by the company.