THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING IN APPALACHIA

Katie Falkenberg

The Washington Times

Josh's father, Kenny, leans over his son's casket. Josh passed away after his fight with kidney cancer at the age of 22.ÊA high number of residents of Prenter, WV, have died or become seriously ill and many believe it is related to their water supply, which is thought to be contaminated by decades of mountaintop removal and underground mining near their community. Mountaintop removal mining has become a controversial and highly debated issue as communities near the coalfields suffer from contaminated water and a high level of illnesses and mortality.

Katie Falkenberg, "THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING IN APPALACHIA," in POYi Archive, Item #43682, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43682 (accessed June 15, 2025).