Mountaintop-removal hearing generates strong turnout
Here’s a sample of opinions from supporters and opponents of mountaintop-removal mining who spoke Wednesday at a public hearing. Sen. Jon Hunter, D-Monongalia, scheduled the hearing for a bill he introduced that would effectively ban the mining practice by making it illegal to dump excess rock and dirt into streams.
This video also includes an update on efforts to put Blair Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places.
