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Rush Holt: “Mountaintop removal mining can be one of the most destructive practices on earth for the health of local communities…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
Mountaintop removal mining can be one of the most destructive practices on earth for the health of local communities, our climate, and our environment.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt criticizes mountaintop removal mining's negative effects on health and the environment.

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