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New rule to protect streams near coal mines

The Obama administration proposed new regulations Thursday designed to reduce the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation's streams, a long-anticipated move that met quick resistance from Republicans, even as the administration projected only modest job losses in coal country. Current federal regulations designed to protect streams near coal mines date back to 1983. The ...

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