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Mark Critz: “I don't understand how it could take that long to get a permit issued for a coal mine that will probably operate for two…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2011
I don't understand how it could take that long to get a permit issued for a coal mine that will probably operate for two years.
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Mark Critz
Pennsylvania

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Critz expresses frustration over lengthy coal mine permit processes.

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