Edward Markey actually said...

The principal reason why we are here is mountaintop removal mining, and it is one of the single most environmentally destructive practices o...

The streams in the Appalachian region are the headwaters for the drinking water supply for tens of millions of Americans.

If arsenic or selenium is going into that water, then there is a danger to children.

So that is why it is hard to understand why people would object to this.