
A social justice group is looking for answers about last summer’s deadly floods in eastern Kentucky. The group, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth has sent a letter to U.S. government officials asking for a comprehensive, federal investigation in the possible role that coal mining could have had in the flooding.
During a conference call with various media outlets on Monday, member Robert Gipe said they want to discuss the enforcement of the Surface Mine Reclamation and Control Act of 1977.