After review of mountaintop mining, scientists urge ending it

Published on: 7th January, 2010 | Email This Post Email This Post

Scientific evidence that mountaintop-removal coal mining destroys streams and threatens human health is so strong the government should stop granting new permits for it, a group of 12 environmental scientists report in Friday's issue of the journal Science. http://www.climate.noaa.gov/education/

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After review of mountaintop mining, scientists urge ending it

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