Shear Madness
In pursuit of the nation's highest-grade coal, vast mining operations are taking the tops right off of West Virginia's mountains. Mining companies say this is good for the state, but people who live near the mines have a different view.
By Penny Loeb
Posted 8/3/97
Page 8 of 8
Reforestation. Bared hillsides are supposed to be reseeded with trees. But some say it is difficult to grow hardwoods on the mined land. More success has been found with softwoods.
[Illustration labels]: Coal; Bulldozer; Auger; Dragline; One-story house and dragline to scale; Topsoil; Rock For more information, see U.S. News Online (http://www.usnews.com).
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