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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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