Dec 15, 2018
Deregulating Mountaintop Removal Threatens Drinking Water and Public Health
Canceling rule, study endangers Appalachian coal communities
United States (HRW) – The Trump administration and United States Congress have endangered public health by ending measures, including defunding a scientific study, that address the human and environmental risks of mountaintop removal, a form of surface coal mining prevalent in central Appalachia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 88-page report, The Coal Mine Next Door: How…
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