Pro-coal crowds pack mountaintop mining hearings in Ky., W.Va., heckle environmentalists

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of coal miners fearing the loss of jobs if mountaintop removal mining is curtailed or outlawed shouted down a handful of environmentalists at crowded public hearings Tuesday on the much-debated practice.

As mountaintop mining hearings get under way, WV enviros blast practice, KY expects big crowds

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of coal miners fearing the loss of jobs if mountaintop removal mining is curtailed or outlawed crowded public hearings in three states Tuesday on the much-debated practice.

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