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This Kentucky land was devastated by strip mining—now, activists want to bring the bison back
On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate a homecoming. “It’s a return of an ...
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AMERICA'S FRIGHTENING PHOSPHATE PROBLEM
Strip mining for phosphate rock violently transforms the environment, irreparably changing the character of the natural landscape. In many cases mines displace plants and animals and eat up thousands ...
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CT town residents demand answers on alleged strip mine. It ‘pretty much gutted the hillside.’
A group of Canton homeowners is complaining about what it calls a strip mine operation along Route 44, and the dispute has an odd quirk: The property owner involved is a member of the town’s ...