The history of the Appalachian Mountains commenced with breakup of a supercontinent in the Late Precambrian era, followed by passive-margin development in the Cambrian through Middle Ordovician. Collision with island arcs in the Late Ordovician and Devonian was followed by collision with Africa at the...
A US FEDERAL court has reversed a lower court judgment to limit the use of a controversial and environmentally-damaging form of coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains of North America. The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled an earlier verdict that had limited the issue of permits for...
INTRODUCTIONGritty drama like The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, and niche shows like Sex in the City and In The Mind of Married Men, are at the forefront of contemporary regulation of New Zealand broadcasting content. Viewer complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA), reflect concern...
the first person to discover coal in the surrounding mountains, it played an important part in the Appalachian coal economy for nearly a century. The coal baron William Nelson Page
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Changes in land use related to mining in the north-western mountains of Spain are analysed. We studied 15 representative types of mining activity in the Sil River basin (León province), including three types of mineral resources: gravel, roofing slate and coal. We use colour orthopothos of ...
Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run consistently saltier for up to 80 percent of the year, a new study by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Duke University finds. The scientists examined water quality in four watersheds that flow into ...
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Nestled among the Appalachian Mountains is a testament to one of the region’s core industries. The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum houses four floors of artifacts, dioramas, and other displays covering coal mining in eastern Kentucky, the men and women whose lives were effected, and the rich cultu...
An extreme form of strip mining now being practiced in the Appalachian region of the United States is known as mountaintop removal. As the name suggests, several hundred feet are sheared off the tops of mountains that are close to one another, exposing the coal, which is removed. The waste...