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