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Coal Mining Runs Deep in Appalachia, But it Only Scratches the Surface of These Mountains

July 6, 2008 – 2:41 pm

(Photo by Phil Taylor) Former coal miner Pete Ramey, 79, grew up in the mountains along Virginia’s border with Kentucky. He said mountain-top removal mining has become so prevalent that his scenery changes daily. By Phil Taylor, Medill When you turn on your computer, do you know where the electricity lighting your screen originates? What [...]

By ptaylor | Posted in Politics and The Environment | Also tagged Appalachia, Appalachian Voices, Boone, coal, Cornell, Department of Engery, Dominion, Energy Information Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Exeter, mines, mountain-top removal, Powder River Basin, Prescott mining, Toms Creek, Wise County, Wise County Chamber of Commerce | Comments

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