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SkyTruth Wants the World to See the Facts

November, 2016 Tagged With: coal, coal mining, John Amos, Mountaintop Removal, satellite imagery, SkyTruth, water pollution

A major tool in tracking the impact of mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) will soon be available—and is being created by Jefferson County’s own SkyTruth. Read the Full Story >>

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