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Altavista Journal (Wed 21 Dec, 2011)
Study: Uranium mining presents challenges
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
Virginia will face "steep hurdles" to protect the health and safety of workers, the public and the environment if lawmakers lift a 30-year moratorium on uranium mining and milling, according to a long-awaited scientific report released Monday.
Smith Mountain Eagle (Tue 20 Dec, 2011)
Uranium mining presents challenges, study says
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
Virginia will face "steep hurdles" to protect the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment if lawmakers lift a 30-year moratorium on uranium mining and milling, according to a long-awaited scientific report released Monday.
The Cumberland Times-News (Mon 21 Mar, 2011)
Frostburg watershed concerns residents
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
FROSTBURG — Concerns about Marcellus shale drilling and its impact on the Piney Reservoir were much of the focus of the recent Frostburg mayor and council meeting.
The Cumberland Times-News (Thu 17 Mar, 2011)
Flood of '36
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
Seventy-five years ago today, the city of Cumberland and its citizens were in trouble. A St. Patrick's Day flood caused millions of dollars of damage and displaced 1,200 families from their homes.
The Danville (Va.) Bee (Tue 8 Feb, 2011)
NAS hears water concerns, Va.'s regulations
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
RICHMOND — Two topics continue to arise in the discussion and study of uranium mining in Virginia: water and regulations.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Mon 22 Nov, 2010)
'War on coal' pits miners against environmentalists
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
WASHINGTON -- A constellation of 508 red dots stretches across a wall map in the office of Bruce Nilles, one for every power plant now burning coal in the United States. It is his job to make these stars go dark, one by one.
United Press International (Wed 4 Aug, 2010)
Study: Mining process harm 'irreparable'
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Mountaintop removal mining has irreversibly harmed Appalachian ecosystems, damaging streams and increasing risks of flooding, U.S. environmental scientists say.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Wed 4 Aug, 2010)
Mountaintop removal has caused irreversible harm, researchers say
Staff quoted: Margaret Palmer, Keith Eshleman
A group of scientists presented research in Pittsburgh Tuesday about the environmental impact of mountaintop removal mining, claiming that the practice had irreversibly harmed Appalachian ecosystems, damaging streams and increasing the risk of flooding.
Lancaster Sunday News (Sun 14 Mar, 2010)
Conference on citizens, science at Millersville
Staff quoted: Keith Eshleman
The Millersville University Science and Technology Policy Conference will be held at the school March 25-27.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot (Mon 25 Jan, 2010)
Editorial: No way to avoid strip mining's dangers
Staff quoted: Margaret Palmer, Keith Eshleman
he same week the Environmental Protection Agency issued yet another permit to lop the top off a mountain in West Virginia for the coal underneath, a group of scientists presented more evidence that strip-mining causes irreversible and unavoidable damage to the environment and human health.