AndinearlyOctober,Tennesseebecamethefirststategovernmenttosubmitapetitiontothefederalgovernmenttodecreestate-ownedridgelinesasunbefittingforsurfacemining,inordertoprotect“cultural,recreationalandscientificresources.”

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And in early October, Tennessee became the first state government to submit a petition to the federal government to decree state-owned ridgelines as unbefitting for surface mining, in order to protect “cultural, recreational and scientific resources.”