Citizen Honor Roll
Citizen participation is at the heart of the Surface Mining Law. The Law would not have come into being without the sustained efforts of coalfield citizens crusading to end the environmental abuses of the past. Once the Law was passed, it created many avenues for citizens to get involved. Thus individual citizens have a statutory role in practically every phase of implementation, from permit decisions to inspections, rulemaking petitions, comments on proposed rules, participation in hearings, protection of sensitive resources by petitioning to have fragile lands declared unsuitable for surface coal mining, and advocacy for, and participation in, reclaiming specific abandoned sites. The following Honor Roll recognizes the special efforts of the most outstanding citizens during the first 20 years of the Surface Mining Law.
Lifetime Achievement Award
L. Thomas Galloway
Regional Awards:
Mid-Continent Region --
Shirley Zell
Western Region --
Northern Plains Resource Council
Partnership Awards:
Science and Technology --
The Virginia Nature Conservancy
Community Involvement --
Doris E. Haws
Community Involvement --
Hazel King
Resource Protection --
Dr. Roy DeMotte
Education --
Blacklick Creek Watershed Association
Public Participation --
Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Public Participation --
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Communication --
George E. Fraley
Grassroots Organization --
Emery County Public Lands Council
Honorable mention:
Jeffrey A. Anderle
Philip C. Shelton
Joe R. Janosec
Oliver County Commissioners
Tom France
Powder River Basin Resource Council
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