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Study outlines overlooked impacts of mountaintop removal
2013-04-19 15:37:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charleston Gazette: Mountaintop removal is having frequently overlooked impacts on forests, biodiversity, climate and public health, and an updated federal review is needed to more fully examine those issues, according to a new study by government and university scientists. The study warns that mountaintop removal is not only causing significant changes in the Appalachian topography, but also could be worsening the impacts of global warming. Authors of the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal BioScience,...
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