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 Stories About: Appalachia AND coal AND energy AND Ohio AND West Virginia
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Blast Rites
In coal country, mining is destroying cemeteries and faith |
Jessica Tzerman |
03 Aug 2006 |
Main Dish |
| James Bowe, a lifelong resident of Whitesville, W.Va., knows the mountains around his home better than he knows himself. He's seen friends and family buried there, and has devoted countless hours to protecting his loved ones' resting places and the Indian burial grounds that stand alongside them. So when Bowe pulled up on his four-wheeler in early April and spotted a coal company drilling in the ... |
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| Topics: Appalachia, coal, energy, Ohio, West Virginia (all these topics) |
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