Obama admin considers putting 67K acres off-limits in Tenn.

摘要

The Obama administration is moving to declare more than 67,000 acres in Tennesseernunsuitable for new mining following a 2010 petition from the state.rnFormer Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) made the request with the support of Sen. LamarrnAlexander (R-Tenn.), who has long been skeptical of Appalachian strip mining, but overrnobjections from mining advocates in the state (Greenwire, Oct. 4, 2010).