think-progress:Scientists Have Now Quantified Mountaintop Removal Mining’s Destruction Of Appa
think-progress:Scientists Have Now Quantified Mountaintop Removal Mining’s Destruction Of AppalachiaIt’s long been known that mountaintop removal mining, which involves blasting the tops off of mountains to get to coal underneath the surface, is a highly destructive process. But just how much the practice has altered the landscape of Appalachia hasn’t been quantified — until now. -- source link
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