"… ris. The result: the drive for low-cost coal is blasting the peaks off the Appalachian Mountains and forever changing the lives of the people beneath them, who …"

"… probably don’t spring to mind for citizens in the coalfields of northern Appalachia, where longwall mining thrives. A highly productive method, longwall minin …"

"… . electricity now depends on coal from longwall mines, which have grown in Appalachia and in Illinois, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. But longwall mining …"

"… like living through an earthquake that happens in slow motion.”Northern Appalachia represents that epicenter. In southwestern Pennsylvania, six of the countr …"

"… more power plants that will burn the coal from this area; indeed, northern Appalachia ranks as its third largest coal-producing region. And yet most Americans h …"

"… the United States. The company has 17 mines, mostly longwall operations in Appalachia. Four of them are in southwestern Pennsylvania.4. Foundation Coal Hol …"

"… l Holdings is the fourth-largest coal producer, with 12 collieries in Appalachia and the West. Two longwall mines operate in southwestern Pennsylvania.5.&n …"

"… he Center for Public Integrity has reported on longwall mining in northern Appalachia. The Department of Energy’s energy information website has cur …"

"… ounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal mining sites in central Appalachia, a potentially groundbreaking finding with human health consequences.After …"

"… mpact, communitiesFew would dispute that a health crisis exists in central Appalachia. West Virginia ranks last among the states in physical health and overall …"

"… thors from 2007 to 2011, have pointed to severe health problems in central Appalachia. People living near mountaintop mining sites had cancer rates 50 percent h …"

"… can find. They’ve made me waste a lot of time.”Bo Webb, leader of the Appalachian Communities Health Emergency campaign, said citizens “shouldn’t have …"