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Winds of Change, March 2010
Bo Webb, a resident of Rock Creek, WV, a Vietnam war veteran and someone whose home is adversely affected by mountaintop removal, doesn’t take no for an answer.
Mountaintop Mining Consequences
Damage to ecosystems and threats to human health and the lack of effective mitigation require new approaches to mining regulation
Higher coronary heart disease and heart attack morbidity in Appalachian coal mining regions
Recent studies have documented poor population health outcomes in coal mining areas of Appalachia compared to other parts of the region or the nation
Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining Regions: The Value of Statistical Life Lost
We compared age-adjusted mortality rates and socioeconomic conditions across four county groups: Appalachia with high levels of coal mining, Appalachia with lower mining levels, Appalachia without coal mining, and other counties in the nation.
Mortality Rates in Appalachian Coal Mining Counties: 24 Years Behind the Nation
Appalachia has higher morbidity and mortality compared to the nation, and suffers greater socioeconomic disadvantages. This article investigates the relationship of coal mining to elevated mortality rates in Appalachia.
Mortality from heart, respiratory, and kidney disease in coal mining areas of Appalachia
The purpose of this study was to test whether population mortality rates from heart, respiratory and kidney disease were higher as a function of levels of Appalachian coal mining after control for other disease risk factors.
Relations Between Health Indicators and Residential Proximity to Coal Mining in West Virginia
We used data from a survey of 16493 West Virginians merged with county-level coal production and other covariates to investigate the relations between health indicators and residential proximity to coal mining.
Lung cancer mortality is elevated in coal-mining areas of Appalachia
Previous research has documented increased lung cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia. The current study tests whether residence in coal-mining areas of Appalachia is a contributing factor.
Hospitalization Patterns Associated with Appalachian Coal Mining
The goal of this study was to test whether the volume of coal mining was related to population hospitalization risk for diseases postulated to be sensitive or insensitive to coal mining by-products.
Sludge Spills Into Raleigh Stream, February 17, 2005
A few picture from the 40,000-gallon discharge at the White Mountain Mine near Josephine