CHARLESTON, W. VA.--Tensions in southern West Virginia's coal country are higher than they've been in most residents' lifetimes, as opposition to mountaintop removal coal mining increases. On October 14, the US Army Corps of Engineers held a public hearing in Charleston, W. Va., on whether [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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