1.0Mountain Associationhttps://mtassociation.orgAriel Fugaterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LqxEIExuvW"><a href="https://mtassociation.org/uncategorized/streamlined-permitting-process-for-surface-coal-mining-suspended-in-central-appalachia/">Streamlined Permitting Process for Surface Coal Mining Suspended in Central Appalachia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mtassociation.org/uncategorized/streamlined-permitting-process-for-surface-coal-mining-suspended-in-central-appalachia/embed/#?secret=LqxEIExuvW" width="600" height="338" title="“Streamlined Permitting Process for Surface Coal Mining Suspended in Central Appalachia” — Mountain Association" data-secret="LqxEIExuvW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended the Nationwide 21 (NWP 21) permitting process for surface coal mining in Appalachia. A streamlined process whereby multiple mines are permitted at once, NWP 21 was intended for national activities that were demonstrated to have "minimal environmental impact." In the announcement yesterday, the Corps stated that "continuing […]https://mtassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/mountain-association-logo-1.jpg631365