New Delhi, June 25 -- Only four out of the 13 members of a committee that grants environmental clearances to coal mining projects were present at the panel's 45th meeting in Delhi on May 27, according to people aware of the development. The 13 members of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) have expertise in areas like mining, forestry and pollution. At least seven to 10 EAC members usually meet for appraisals of mining projects. "I think other [EAC] members were preoccupied and could not make it to the meeting," said EAC chairman Navin Chandra....