[Old School]

Are you saying that coal companies have been operating outside the current laws and that they are simply lobbying to get the law changed so they won't be in violation any longer?

No I'm not saying that at all! The Buffer Zone law was never intended to include Intermittion or Ephemeral streams, when Judge Chambers made his ruling, which is the reason behind the clarification issue with the buffer zone. The coal industry does not feel that they are in violation of the law, because these streams are not included in the buffer zone law.