{Blair, West
Virginia}…Thursday, activists trying to protect West Virginia's historic Blair
Mountain from coal mining announced they're appealing their latest loss in
U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The 1,600-acre battlefield was
briefly added to the National Register of Historic Places, and then removed
when private property owners objected. The groups trying to have that status
restored lost their court fight last month when a judge concluded they lacked
status to challenge the de-listing.
