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Illinois Attorney General and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Announce Coal Mine Permitting Process Reforms

Reforms to improve transparency of regulation stem from Banner Mine case settlement

SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014.  Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Marc Miller today announced major reforms to improve transparency and strengthen regulations in the department’s Office of Mines and Minerals. 

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The reforms are the result of a legal settlement regarding a surface coal mining and reclamation permit in Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois, that was ultimately…

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