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Coal Trespass in the Eastern States--More Federal Oversight Needed

EMD-79-69 Published: May 25, 1979. Publicly Released: May 30, 1979.
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The illegal mining of federal coal, particularly in Alabama, has caused recent public and congressional concern. Published estimates of potential losses to the government, based on the value of the coal, range from $135 million to over $1 billion throughout the eastern states.

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