“It is important that we ensure the SMCRA requirements are coordinated with Clean Water Act obligations that are administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency.  As I said earlier, coal must and will remain an important component of our nation’s energy portfolio.  But the 11th hour rule, which was issued a little over a month before the previous administration left office, simply does not adequately protect our waterways and our communities.  It simply does not pass the smell test.”