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Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times

"THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING"


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Finalist
Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times


"THE HUMAN TOLL: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING"

Josh's father, Kenny, leans over his son's casket. Josh passed away after his fight with kidney cancer at the age of 22. Many residents of Prenter, WV, have died or become seriously ill and many believe it is related to their water supply, which is thought to be contaminated by decades of mountaintop and underground mining near their community.

 

 

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