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How does coal mining destroy mountains?

Answer 1

Do a Socratic search for a similar question....called Is strip mining necessary?

In addition to the response to the previous question, mining coal does not always "destroy" mountains; rather, it frequently removes their summits and dumps overburden over their sides, drastically altering their shape. Some states require mining companies to reclaim the land afterward by filling in pits or turning them into lakes before planting vegetation, but not all do, and some have simply been left empty to allow nature to reclaim the mountain, a process that can take hundreds or even thousands of years.

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Answer 2

Nathan Abbe

Coal mining destroys mountains through mountaintop removal, a process where the summit is blasted to access coal seams. This leads to deforestation, habitat loss, and alters ecosystems. Sediment runoff from mining pollutes waterways, harming aquatic life.

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