Forest Service revokes coal hauling permit in Monongahela National Forest

Forest Service revokes coal hauling permit in Monongahela National Forest

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — A permit that allowed coal to be hauled in the Monongahela National Forest has been revoked, a move that conservationists say will help preserve threatened species in West Virginia. The Center for Biological Diversity, one of the groups that sued the U.S. Forest Service over the permit in January 2024, announced that it dropped the lawsuit after the Forest Service revoked the permit in September. The permit was for South F…