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But I don't even know what mountaintop removal mining is, you might say. Well, ignorance is not bliss here
The practice has some extremely negative side effects on the environment?besides, you know, removing the tops of mountains. Nearby bodies of water get flooded with waste rock and soot, which can ruin water supplies for both ecosystems and human communities. Many once vital habitats have been rendered barren wastelands as a result of the practice.
So what can you do? For starters, checking out the I Love Mountains organization online will get you acquainted with how mountaintop removal mining affects you directly
Mountaintop removal mining, which takes place most commonly in the coal rich Appalachian mountains, is truly one of the most outright egregious acts being perpetrated by American industry. It really needs to be stopped
So please, do what you can. Let's keep the tops of mountains where they belong.
