There is a new operation taking place in the Appalachian mountains called "mountaintop mining". Miners are essentially going through and almost scraping off the tops of the appalachian mountains little by little in order to gather coal and to look for new, or renewed, resources. The exact procedure is not entirely available to the public (people outside of the mining industry) because it is such a contraversial operation. People are criticizing this operation because they believe it will destroy the appearance of the mountains, and if too many useful resources are found there, then what will stop the miners from digging all the way through and destroying the entire mountain range? Nothing will stop them; and that is the biggest issue at hand. The restrictions of this operation are currently set so that beautiful features won't be destroyed, but who knows what will happen if in the futue, that is our only source of coal; people will care more about energy sources than the beauty of our country and mountaintop mining might permanently alter the structure of many land features.
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