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Mountaintop removal buries hundreds of stream miles in Appalachia
A federal Fish and Wildlife Service report finds about 470 miles of streams in West Virginia and nearby states have been buried or are planned to be covered by valley fills from mountaintop removal coal mining. The study covers West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, noting over 900 miles affected total and habitat losses for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.
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Charleston
West Virinia
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Virginia
United States
Appalachia
David Densmore
State College
EPA
Region III Water Division
Tom Maslany
Fish and Wildlife Service