How about if the waste from doing it is dumped straight into mountain streams? Mountaintop removal is a radical form of coal mining in which the tops of mountains are literally blasted off to access ...

Obama Ends 150-Year War of Strip-Mining in 24 States: Mountaintop Removal Loses Its Groove. Yeah, I’ve been wanting to wake up to that headline for years, too.

This is one of the largest mountaintop removal mine sites in Appalachia ... Yet this type of coal mining makes a significant impact, leaving behind relatively flat but barren, unstable land ...

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Canada's Alberta Government is poised to introduce stringent regulations on coal mining, including a ban on mountaintop removal and significant hikes in coal royalties. This move aims to secure ...