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Mid-Atlantic Mountaintop Mining
URL: http://www.epa.gov/region3/mtntop/index.htm

Description:
Background about mountaintop coal mining, "a surface mining practice involving the ... removal of mountaintops to expose coal seams, and disposing of the associated mining overburden in adjacent valleys -- 'valley fills.'" Covers method, regulations, and environmental impact. Includes links to related material from government and other agencies. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

LII Topics: Mining, Technology

Publisher:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

LII Database Information:
Record 27344 created by Jennifer English on 12/03/2008
Last modification on 12/09/2008
Published: 12/18/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27344

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