By: Paul Miller Phoenix AZ

Paul Miller Phoenix AZ — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:02:41 +0000

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has reissued a water discharge permit for a coal mining operation in northern Arizona.

The EPA had withdrawn the permit late last year after an appeal by environmentalists, who contended the discharge of heavy metals and pollutants threatens water resources for nearby tribal communities.

The EPA held additional public hearings on the Navajo and Hopi reservations.

The EPA says the permit for Peabody Energy’s Black Mesa mine complex was signed Thursday and allows for the continued discharge of treated storm water generated from the mining area.

The mining complex sits on nearly 65,000 acres that Peabody leases from the Navajo and Hopi tribes and has been in operation since the 1970s.

…THE OPERATIVE WORD IS … TREATED … HOWEVER “WE” WERE NEVER PROVIDED FULL DISCLOSURE NOR TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT “TREATED” ACTUALLY MEANS…

Paul F. Miller

PO Box 47146

Phoenix, Arizona 85068-7146

Phone 602-228-2357

By: Ed H. Sedona

Ed H. Sedona — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:14:00 +0000

not that i personally feel that lejeune or penn issues matter here which are local in nature and not sedona issues mr.,miller did give me pause to think about big park water and oak creek so read the chemicals story the editor referenced, so it was worth it to read. i applaud this avenue for reading what others in the area cannot or will not print

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By: Paul Miller Phoenix AZ

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