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December 13, 2011

Study Confirm Link Between Mountaintop Coal Removal Mining, Degradation of Water Quality 
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In environmental news, a new study by the National Academy of Sciences
has confirmed a link between mountaintop removal coal mining and
significant degradation of downstream water quality.



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