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SecteurMinierRisquesESG_Final_ICMM.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining by. During the last two decades, mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia has destroyed or severely damaged more than a million acres of forest and buried nearly 2,000 miles of streams.

Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining by

Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining, a video report produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm, focuses on the environmental and social impacts of this practice and examines the long-term effects on the region’s forests and waterways. At a time when the Obama administration is reviewing mining permit applications throughout West Virginia and three other states, this video offers a first-hand look at mountaintop removal and what is at stake for Appalachia’s environment and its people. 13 Oct 2009 Yale Environment 360 is a publication of theYale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited by John McQuaid. 12 May 2009: Report by john mcquaid Earlier this spring, the federal government was poised to give a green light to the Big Branch Surface Mine in Pike County, Kentucky.

The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited by John McQuaid