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Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the Appalachian Regional Commission's Report, Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia, Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 302 (b) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act. Volume 1. October 15, 1969. -- Referred with Accompanying Papers to the Committee on Public Works and Ordered to be Printed with Illustrations
Author: Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the Appalachian Regional Commission's Report, Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia, Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 302 (b) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act. Volume 1. October 15, 1969. -- Referred with Accompanying Papers to the Committee on Public Works and Ordered to be Printed with Illustrations
Author: Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia
Author: Appalachian Regional CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Acid mine drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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A History of Appalachia
Author: Richard B. DrakePublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
Mountaintop Mining/valley Fills in Appalachia
Author: Coal Mining Laws ...
Author: ColoradoPublisher:
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Category : Mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook
Author: Nick CatoPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756730352
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This Handbook has been developed by the EPA as a resource for project managers working on addressing the environmental concerns posed by inactive mines and mineral processing sites. This is not policy or guidance, but a compendium of info. gained during many years of experience on mine site cleanup projects. Chapters: Overview of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations; Environmental Impacts from Mining; Setting Goals and Measuring Success; Community Involve. at Mining Waste Sites; Scoping Studies of Mining and Mineral Processing Impact Areas; Sampling and Analysis of Impacted Areas; Scoping and Conducting Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessments at Superfund Mind Waste Sites; Site Mgmt. Strategies; and Remediation and Cleanup Options.
EPA-430/9
Author: Climate Rationality
Author: Jason S. JohnstonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108244254
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Most environmental statutes passed since 1970 have endorsed a pragmatic or 'precautionary' principle under which the existence of a significant risk is enough to trigger regulation. At the same time, targets of such regulation have often argued on grounds of inefficiency that the associated costs outweigh any potential benefits. In this work, Jason Johnston unpacks and critiques the legal, economic, and scientific basis for precautionary climate policies pursued in the United States and in doing so sheds light on why the global warming policy debate has become increasingly bitter and disconnected from both climate science and economics. Johnston analyzes the most influential international climate science assessment organizations, the US electric power industry, and land management and renewable energy policies. Bridging sound economics and climate science, this pathbreaking book shows how the United States can efficiently adapt to a changing climate while radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Old Growth in the East
Author: Mary D. DavisPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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