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Mountaintop Removal Opponent Starts Hunger Strike At Capitol
An 81-year-old opponent of mountaintop-removal mining started a fast on Monday that he hopes will draw attention to and help end the controversial practice.
Roland Micklem was camped out on a chair in a public reception area outside Gov. Joe Manchin’s office, holding a sign that explained his concerns about mountaintop removal.
Mayfly To Be Protected Habitat at Expense of Coal Mining Exploration in US Mountaintops Coal Mine
Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of the eastern U.S.
Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to safeguard the mayfly, one of the oldest winged [...]
