THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING IN APPALACHIA



Photo Title

THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING IN APPALACHIA

Photographer/Creator

Katie Falkenberg

Collection

2009

Publisher

The Washington Times

Caption/Description

Her dollhouse's ghostly image will be all that's left in Kaylee Carter's room after her parents and Grandma pack their home's belongings to move from Lindytown, WV. Massey Energy recently bought out the town to make way for its mountaintop removal site.

Citation

Katie Falkenberg, "THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING IN APPALACHIA," in POYi Archive, Item #43684, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43684 (accessed June 15, 2025).

Date Added

04.26.2011