Despite Decline of Coal, Mining Remains Aggressive on Coal ...
· Coal River Mountain isn't the only area in West ia facing new mountaintop removal and other forms of strip mining. Between 2018 and 2020, WVDEP issued permits for 20 new surface mines across the state's southern counties, covering a combined 9,016 acres, or a little over 14 square miles, according to an Appalachian Voices analysis of ...