Following is an index to mountaintop mining and related information currently available from the Office of Surface Mining. The information includes documents available in electronic format on this web site and printed reports that can be requested. Items that are provided in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format are marked with a graphic.
5/14/99 News Release OSM disapproves West Virginia proposed amendment for "Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Recreation Lands" as postmining land use for mountaintop removal mines
4/13/99 OSM Action Plan: A Process for Providing Effective Coordination
in the Evaluation of Surface Coal Mining Operations Resulting in Placement of Excess Spoil Fills in the Waters of the United States