Mountaintop Mining (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Mountaintop Mining

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Erasing an ecosystem: mountaintop removal mining exacts a lasting toll on Appalachian watersheds.

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Photo: Vivian Stockman and SouthWings.org

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