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A few boxes are left as this family packs to move from their home because of an encroaching mine in their back yard. The impacts on communities of blowing up mountains and dumping the rubble into streams are profound. It forces residents to contend with contaminated drinking water, increased flooding, dangerous coal slurry impoundments, and higher rates of cancer and other health issues.

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Mountaintop Removal USA National Geographic MM6773
A few boxes are left as this family packs to move from their home because of an encroaching mine in their back yard. The impacts on communities of blowing up mountains and dumping the rubble into streams are profound. It forces residents to contend with contaminated drinking water, increased flooding, dangerous coal slurry impoundments, and higher rates of cancer and other health issues.