Strip mining aided deadly Kentucky flooding, ex-regulators say. They want an investigation

Written By Dana Kuhnline

Strip mining aided deadly Kentucky flooding, ex-regulators say. They want an investigation

By James Bruggers for Inside Climate News, August 8, 2022

Excerpt: Two former state and federal mining regulators say state and federal authorities should investigate the role strip mining played in last month's devastating and deadly flooding in Eastern Kentucky and the condition of the mines after the torrential rainfall.

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