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WVU in the News: McCawley warns Congress of dangers from mountaintop mining

WVU in the News: McCawley warns Congress of dangers from mountaintop mining

Clinical Associate Professor Michael McCawley, Ph.D., at the West Virginia University School of Public Health told a House subcommittee on Tuesday, April 9, that his research shows mountaintop coal mining creates a health risk to both coal miners and residents who live near such mining sites.

Read the full story in The Register-Herald.