Coal Study Suggests Mountaintop-Removal is Toxic for People

Fifth image in a series showing a mountaintop removal mining explosive blast in Eunice, WV. photo: Roston (Wikimedia Commons)

Study finds toxins from mountaintop coal mining sites by Alice Su for iWatch News The U.S. Geological Survey has found high levels of toxic compounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal mining sites in central Appalachia, a potentially [...]