Emmylou and the EPA Take on Big Coal

Tough new standards may save Appalachia’s mountaintops.

By Peter White

In Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium in May, country singer Emmylou Harris and friends performed at the "Music Saves Mountains" concert, raising their voices to protect Appalachia from the ravages of coal mining. "We call the Ryman the Mother Church of country music, and if that's [RETURN TO ARTICLE]