WASHINGTON — Scientific evidence that mountaintop-removal coal mining destroys streams and threatens human health is so strong that government should stop granting new permits for it, a group of 12 environmental scientists report... Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Except for the failure to press the EPA on why they continue to ignore scientific findings they claim to rely on, and continue to grant permits for this process, this is a well-researched, well-written piece.
Duh! Moutaintop removal coal mining buries miles of streams, pollutes communities' waterways and ground water and causes irreparable damage. Who could have foreseen these results?
Well written account of an unfolding environmental tragedy of Mountaintop Removal that for some reason Americans do not get as excited about as they should.
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