Big Coal is blowing up mountains, burying streams, and contaminating waters--forever altering our nation's landscape and contaminating drinking water.
The health impacts of this radically destructive form of mining are staggering. Scientific research shows that people living near mountaintop removal mines face greater threats to their lives. Cancer rates are two times higher in areas of mountaintop removal mining; babies born near mountaintop removal mining are 26% more likely to be born with birth defects. The stakes could not be higher.
Obama Administration, Please tell the Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency to stop these permits for mining operations, to stand up for justice for local families, and to resist political pressure from coal company lobbyists.