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6/5/2018 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Fwd: NO to West Elk Coal Mine expansion! <br />STATE OF DRMS_CoalAdmin - DNR, DNR <dnr drms_coal_admin@state.co.us> <br />'r <br />COLORADO <br />Temp - DNR, DRMS <drms.temp@state.co.us> Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:15 AM <br />To: KWelt@archcoal.com, dnr—drms—coal—admin@state.co.us <br />---------- Forwarded message ---------- <br />From: Paul Weis <pewmag@rvhiker,com> <br />Date: Wed, May 30, 2018 at 4:32 PM <br />Subject: NO to West Elk Coal Mine expansion! <br />To: drms,temp@state.co.us <br />Why are we even thinking about expanding the West Elk coal mine? This mine has not been economically viable for <br />many years. It would be dead now if not for multiple bailouts and special concessions. <br />As a source of methane pollution, this mine has no equal in Colorado. There are strategies to mostly eliminate this kind <br />of pollution from coal mines, but they do cost a bit extra. And thus the failure to require meaningful methane pollution <br />controls and reduction in the current permit revision application number 15 (PR -15) represents just one more bailout. <br />In addition, roadless areas in Colorado become ever more precious as our population skyrockets. The destruction of <br />more than 1500 acres of un-roaded public land by a mining operation that should be shut down is simply not acceptable. <br />Thank your for the opportunity to comment on this issue. <br />Paul Weis <br />Loveland, CO <br />Depao'AI Ata( Naturae Resoulccs <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 <br />https://ma il. google. com/mai I/b/AOg3vwl0smveWol nsa5lfh Revndt2T6Lymh7XjyFtbS6ZytJ 7Fj7/u/0/?u i=2&i k=deb7fOcd20&jsver=-dxVNc9Y02g. en. &cbl =g mai I_fe_1805 <br />