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Study: mountaintop mining should be banned due to environmental degradation

Friday, January 8, 2010

An article in the journal Science by a team of 12 ecologists, hydrologists, and engineers argues that mountaintop mining should be banned for causing vast and permanent destruction to US environment and health threats to citizens. The article describes river and forest systems that have been disrupted well downstream from the original dumping spot of mining debris and claims there is virtually no chance of restoring mountain, forests or streams once the mining companies have moved on to new seams.

Issue Topic: 
Sustainability

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