Scale (from Ward, 1998)
Largest Mines > 10,000 Acres (4000 ha)
Individual Fills up to 250 Acres (U.S. EPA)
1997 WV Legislature: 480 Acres
Mountain-Top Removal =
2/3rds of New Surface Mine Permits
ɮ % of WV Strip Mined since SMCRA
ᡌ % of Some Counties are Permitted
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