Blair Draft EIS Under Review

Thanks so much to all the OVEC members who attended the hearing and /or made comments regarding a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine near Blair, WV.

Big thanks to Gerald Winegrad at the American Bird Conservancy ,who spearheaded a drive to get 60 different organizations – representing millions of Americans – to sign on to scientifically-backed comments on the DEIS. Conclusion: The DEIS on this proposed mountaintop removal site, which would destroy 2,278 acres of mostly mature deciduous forests (for starters), is highly flawed.