Mountaintop Removal

Study describes and characterizes different aged mine soils on a reclaimed site and on contiguous native soils. Includes references.

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2. Mountaintop Mining/Valley Fill in Appalachia

Final programmatic environmental impact statement from the Environmental Protection Agency. Includes a summary and references.

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3. Leveling a Mountain of Research on Mountaintop Removal Strip Mining

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Excerpt from the July 2004 update to the February 2004 Union of Concerned Scientists report "Scientific Integrity in Policymaking."

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4. A Geologic Overview of Mountaintop Removal Mining

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey coal geologists report to the Economic Committee of the Governor's Task Force on Mountaintop Removal and Related Mining Methods.

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5. Small Mammal Communities on a Reclaimed Mountaintop Mine/Valley Fill Landscape in Southern West Virg

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Study examines effects on terrestrial wildlife species. Includes maps, aerial photographs and references.

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6. Woody Establishment Patterns Following Mountaintop Removal in The Coal River Valley

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Study examines whether vegetation patterns exist for specific man-made land forms following this mining practice.

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7. Soil Horizon Development on a Mountaintop Surface Mine in Southern West Virginia

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Evaluates the quality of soils developing on a reclaimed mountaintop removal mine in southern West Virginia. Includes photographs.

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8. Low Mine Soil Compaction Research

Ongoing study to evaluate the effects of soil compaction on the survivability and growth of high value tree species at the Starfire Mine in Perry County, Kentucky.

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9. Downstream Effects of Mountaintop Coal Mining

Report comparing the biological conditions using family- and genus-level macroinvertebrate bioassessment tools. Includes references.

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10. Midatlantic Mountaintop Mining

Explains the process of mountaintop mining, the regulations, the environmental impacts and the efforts made to protect healthy waters and restore degraded waters within watersheds affected by coal mining.

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