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Dangers of mountaintop removal In Appalachia

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Tags: coal, mountaintop removal, Michael O'Connell, Ed Wiley, West Virginia

Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up: a look at the impact mountaintop removal coal mining is having on the people and environment of Appalachia.

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