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Description
This document is a transcript of a statement given by Richard diProtoro at a public hearing conducted by the West Virginia Department of Energy on June 28, 1988, in Lincoln County. The purpose of the hearing was to give residents a chance to voice their opinions concerning an application by two coal companies to strip-mine at Six Mile Creek in Lincoln County. Richard diProtoro is a geologist and argues against the permit, saying it would pollute well water and the environment as well as mentioning technical and legal problems with the application.
Publication Date
1988
Identifier
OH64-458
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Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-458.
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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-458, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
West Virginia. Department of Energy -- Oral Histories.
Black Gold Coal Company -- Oral Histories.
Mountain Black Diamond Coal Company -- Oral Histories.
Strip mining -- Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.