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[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/us/clean-mining-a-deception-in-kentucky-groups-say.html by Michael Wines 17/11/14 The New York Times] | [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/us/clean-mining-a-deception-in-kentucky-groups-say.html by Michael Wines 17/11/14 The New York Times] | ||
In a state where coal-country creeks run red with iron, Frasure Creek Mining has been unusually clean of late: Amid tens of thousands of measurements that it submitted to Kentucky regulators in 2013 and early 2014, fewer than 400 exceeded the state’s limits for water pollution from coal-mine runoff. | In a state where coal-country creeks run red with iron, Frasure Creek Mining has been unusually clean of late: Amid tens of thousands of measurements that it submitted to Kentucky regulators in 2013 and early 2014, fewer than 400 exceeded the state’s limits for water pollution from coal-mine runoff. | ||
=====Mining is necessary for the green transition. Here’s why experts say we need to do it better===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/mining-is-necessary-for-the-green-transition-heres-why-experts-say-we-need-to-do-it-better by Bella Isaacs-Thomas 8/12/23 PBS NEWS] | |||
Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the transition away from fossil fuels, experts say more sustainable approaches are needed to minimize the effects the mining industry can have on the planet, people and their communities. | |||
