Benefits And Costs Of Surface Mine Reclamation In Central Appalachia: A Case Study

Alan Randall, Angelos Pagoulatos, Orlen Grunewald and Sue Johnson

No 292744, Staff Papers from University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: The benefits of reclamation under current Kentucky regulations unambiguously exceed reclamation costs; the incremental benefits of reclamation. under the currently introduced Federal Bill, are positive and under certain assumptions exceed costs. Even assuming application of best available reclamation technologies in the study region, surface coal mining generates residual social costs.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1977-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292744

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