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EPA Abandons Wetland Protections: PCS to Receive Permit to Expand Mine

Record #:
25338
Author(s):
Deck, Heather Jacobs
Abstract:
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.
Source:
Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p11
Subject(s):
Environmental Protection Agency; Phosphate mines and mining; Phosphate minerals--Beaufort County