It's disgusting how WE (yes, I said we) allow this stuff to go on. Obviously we aren't making enough noise because I'm sure that if people knew the truth they'd have thrown out all the crooks in D.C. a long time ago (and that includes Bobby Byrd). I'm outraged because other people are making a profit while harming MY health, YOUR health, and OUR planet! It's disgusting and I don't see how other people think this is ok! And to everyone who says that government agencies (like the EPA or locally, MDE) have laws in place to protect us I will laugh in your face and call you a damn fool because they DON'T CARE. I've witnessed on two separate occasions MDE favor business over health. I was even told by an MDE official on one of those occasions that he wasn't shutting the place down because he "didn't want the place to lose money". What?! This is just a local example involving a local business....can you imagine what goes on behind closed doors with these coal companies?! We need to hold our representatives' feet to the fire and demand action. We need an Environmental Inquisition.