Mountaineers will never be free until this madness ends. Reinstate the stream buffer zone rule to at least the Regan Era Rule and (for the first time in history) enforce it to protect American lives from this criminal industry.
Manchin advocates for reinstating the stream buffer zone rule to protect communities from mining impacts.
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