King coal vs. reclamation: Federal regulation of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia

Administration and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 674-692

  Davis, Charles E ^a   Duffy, Robert J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative presidency; Energy production; Environmental protection; Mountaintop mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349117960     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399709341029     Document Type: Article

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