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25331
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Several conservation agencies are standing behind the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to elevate the pending permit decision for phosphate mining in Beaufort County.
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25338
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The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly backed off the permit proposal of PCS Phosphate. With this development, PCS Phosphate will be able to mine around 4,000 acres of wetlands.
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25310
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Since PCS Phosphate began to try and get a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps Engineers, there have been many changes to the conditions of this permit. Heather Jacobs explains the latest conditions.
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25323
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Several conservation groups have started an outcry against PCS Phosphate after they attempted to bypass the permitting process so they could begin mining.
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25297
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Heather Jacobs discusses just what the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit PCS Phosphate has applied for means and some of its shortcomings.
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25299
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied PCS Phosphate’s request for a preferred site for mining. The Corps and PCS Phosphate meet in March to determine the next steps.
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32312
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Texas Gulf Sulphur Company’s Beaufort County mining complex is a massive investment toward the recovery and processing of phosphate, a material which forms one of the basic ingredients of fertilizers. The mining complex is situated on an inlet of the Pamlico River, and overlies the Castle Hayne Aquifer. This article discusses concerns over mining operations, groundwater conditions, pollution, and legislation.
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11918
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Expected to create a $25 million dollar a year industry for North Carolina, the U.S. Geological Survey has identified one of the world's largest phosphate reserves in Beaufort County. Texas Gulf Sulpher Company and Magnet Cove Barium Cooperation have begun pilot operations in the region, attempting to harvest some of the 700 square miles of land containing the deposits.
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