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Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study

The Hill | June 19, 2012 | 9:25 pm Energy Coal

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to combat illnesses associated with coal pollution. Sponsored by Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the legislation would require a comprehensive study of the health dangers related…