Rates were significantly higher in mountaintop mining areas for six of seven types of defects...» concludes a new study that analyzed nearly 2 million central Appalachia birth records. (climatesciencewatch.org)
400,000 acres of rich and diverse temperate forests have been destroyed during the same time period as a result of mountaintop mining in Appalachia. (coal-is-dirty.com)
Rates were significantly higher in mountaintop mining areas for six of seven types of defects: circulatory / respiratory, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and «other». (climatesciencewatch.org)