[at-l] revocation of a permit for a rock quarry near the AT

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=154-05042004

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a resounding victory, the North Carolina Court of Appeals today upheld the revocation of a permit for a rock quarry near the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which runs through North Carolina and 13 other states.

"This common sense decision upholds the purpose of the Mining Act and protects one of the most beautiful places in the entire southern mountains," said Don Barger, Southeast Regional Director of the National Parks Conservation Association, who along with the Appalachian Trail Conference, the Southern Environmental Law Center, and a local citizens' group joined the state in the appeal. "The state took the right action and should be commended."

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