During the last two decades, mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia has destroyed or severely damaged more than a million acres of forest and buried nearly 2,000 miles of streams. Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining, a video report produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm, focuses on the environmental and social impacts of this practice and examines the long-term effects on the region’s forests and waterways.
At a time when the Obama administration is reviewing mining permit applications throughout West Virginia and three other states, this video offers a first-hand look at mountaintop removal and what is at stake for Appalachia’s environment and its people.
Duration: | 03:01 |
Country: | United States |
Language: | EN |
Resolution max: | 1080p |
Video Source: | YouTube |
Provided by: | The Webby Awards |
Published on: | 2011-03-10 |
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Category: | Nature Politics |
Topic: | Mining |