Appalachian Voice Front Porch Blog. This press release from Appalachian Voices includes reactions from coalfield citizens and environmental groups about EPA’s decision today to refer 79 mountaintop removal SMCRA permits for extended review. Also see my blog at http://tennesseehawk.typepad.com/earthbytes/

Smith Mountain Solutions, LLC wants to bring coal combustion waste to the old Turner mine at Smith Mountain near Crossville under the guise of mine reclamation. This mine is in the Sewanee coal seam, with layers of coal and rock that are so toxic that breaking into them produces acid mine drainage that will need [...]