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Obama walks a fine line over mining

Environmentalists feel betrayed by the EPA’s decision not to block new mountaintop mining projects
By TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN
Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — With the election of President Obama, environmentalists had expected to see the end of the “Appalachian apocalypse,” their name for exposing coal deposits by blowing the tops off whole mountains.
But in recent… »

Obama seeks reversal of mountaintop mining rule

By DINA CAPPIELLO
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking steps to reverse a last-minute Bush-era rule that allows mountaintop mining waste to be dumped near streams.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday the administration will ask a federal court to abandon the rule that made it easier for coal mining companies to dump waste… »

A Day at the Falls of the Ohio

UP-AND-COMER
Photo essay by JOSH MAUSER
Majestic beauty thrives in all natural things. Curiosity drives me toward that beauty at the Falls of the Ohio. I’m uncertain why things are the way they are. The word “phenomena” can describe many things. For me, it describes everything natural at the falls.

Joshua Mauser is a student of photojournalism… »