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» Christian Science Monitor: In Coal Country, Heat Rises Over Latest Method of Mining
   Article discusses long-term effects of mountaintop removal mining. By Amanda Paulson.
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0103/p02s01-ussc.html

» Defenders of Appalachia: The Campaign to Eliminate Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and the Role of Public Justice
   Case study examines the legal strategies and techniques used in a series of environmental lawsuits. Includes litigation history.
   http://www.lclark.edu/org/envtl/objects/37-3_Pantilat.pdf

» Judge Takes on the White House on Mountaintop Mining
   NY Times article abstract outlines the issues surrounding this mining practice in the central Appalachians.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/national/19STRI.html

» Mines and Communities
   Empowering activists and communities opposed to mining through information on global mining trends, specific projects and mining industry attempts to subvert legitimate protest. Includes news.
   http://www.minesandcommunities.org/

» Mining Law Reform: This is Hard Rock Mining
   Documentation of history and current events of 1872 mining law reform actions in U.S. Congress along with data on problems with mining and causes for delays in reform.
   http://www.mining-law-reform.info

» Mining the Mountains
   Archive of Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette articles on mountaintop removal, accompanied by text of US court rulings and a draft version of the never-published environmental impact statement on the practice.
   http://wvgazette.com/static/series/mining/

» Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Impact Witnessed In Appalachian Kentucky « World Thinking
   Article shares remarks from people living in affected regions.
   http://dwbritton.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/mountain-top-removal-coal-mining-impact-witnessed-in-appalachian-kentucky/

» Orion Magazine: Moving Mountains
   Discusses the battle for justice that has come to the coal fields of Appalachia. By Eric Reese.
   http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/166/

» Religion & Ethics News Weekly: Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Bob Abernethy interviews religious critics who say the price, in human terms, of mountaintop removal mining is too high. Includes the video report.
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1023/cover.html

» The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
   Seeks to develop and establish a voluntary system to independently verify compliance with environmental, human rights and social standards for mining operations. Includes documents and updates.
   http://www.responsiblemining.net/

» The Roanoke Times: Moving the Mountains: An Exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Series of informational articles. Includes interactive graphics, videos, image gallery and a message board.
   http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/mountaintop/wb/xp-index

» United Mountain Defense
   Information about mountaintop removal coal mining, its impacts, and how to fight it in Tennessee. Includes photos and notices about public events.
   http://www.unitedmountaindefense.org/

» Washington Post: Appalachia Is Paying Price for White House Rule Change
   Article discusses the environmental and human impacts being felt in Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Joby Warrick.
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6462-2004Aug16.html

» West Virginia Mountaintop Removal
   Information about mountain top mining and valley fill, and the environmental damage this practice is causing around the state and in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina.
   http://members.tripod.com/~earthsaver77/

» Wikipedia: Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Discusses process, economics, legislation and criticism. Includes references.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal