Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities
   Study examines the environmental, social, economic, political and community impacts. Includes references.
   http://kitkat.wvu.edu:8080/files/4047/Stewart_Burns_Shirley_dissertation.pdf

Christian Science Monitor: In Coal Country, Heat Rises Over Latest Method of Mining
   Article discusses long-term effects of mountaintop removal mining. By Amanda Paulson.
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0103/p02s01-ussc.html

Defenders of Appalachia: The Campaign to Eliminate Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and the Role of Public Justice
   Case study examines the legal strategies and techniques used in a series of environmental lawsuits. Includes litigation history.
   http://www.lclark.edu/org/envtl/objects/37-3_Pantilat.pdf

Judge Takes on the White House on Mountaintop Mining
   NY Times article abstract outlines the issues surrounding this mining practice in the central Appalachians.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/national/19STRI.html

Mines and Communities
   Empowering activists and communities opposed to mining through information on global mining trends, specific projects and mining industry attempts to subvert legitimate protest. Includes news.
   http://www.minesandcommunities.org/

Mining Law Reform: This is Hard Rock Mining
   Documentation of history and current events of 1872 mining law reform actions in U.S. Congress along with data on problems with mining and causes for delays in reform.
   http://www.mining-law-reform.info

Mining the Mountains
   Archive of Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette articles on mountaintop removal, accompanied by text of US court rulings and a draft version of the never-published environmental impact statement on the practice.
   http://wvgazette.com/static/series/mining/

National Geographic: Mining the Summits: When Mountains Move
   Examines how the quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal. By John G. Mitchell.
   http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature5/index.html

Orion Magazine: Moving Mountains
   Discusses the battle for justice that has come to the coal fields of Appalachia. By Eric Reese.
   http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/166/

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: The Mining Campaign
   Monitoring Australian mining companies' impact on the environment and vulnerable communities.
   http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/mining/index.html

Religion & Ethics News Weekly: Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Bob Abernethy interviews religious critics who say the price, in human terms, of mountaintop removal mining is too high. Includes the video report.
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1023/cover.html

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
   Seeks to develop and establish a voluntary system to independently verify compliance with environmental, human rights and social standards for mining operations. Includes documents and updates.
   http://www.responsiblemining.net/

The Mining News
   Searchable archive of excerpts of news articles from diverse perspectives. Includes publications.
   http://www.theminingnews.org/

The Roanoke Times: Moving the Mountains: An Exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Series of informational articles. Includes interactive graphics, videos, image gallery and a message board.
   http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/mountaintop/wb/xp-index

U.S. Department of The Interior Office of Surface Mining: An Evaluation of Approximate Original Contour and Postmining Land Use in West Virginia
   Report examines whether the WVDEP uses appropriate standards in evaluating whether a particular postmining land configuration constitutes a return to AOC, and if waivers have been issued, have they required appropriate postmining land uses in granting the
   http://www.osmre.gov/mountaintop.htm

United Mountain Defense
   Information about mountaintop removal coal mining, its impacts, and how to fight it in Tennessee. Includes photos and notices about public events.
   http://www.unitedmountaindefense.org/

Washington Post: Appalachia Is Paying Price for White House Rule Change
   Article discusses the environmental and human impacts being felt in Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Joby Warrick.
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6462-2004Aug16.html

Wikipedia: Mountaintop Removal Mining
   Discusses process, economics, legislation and criticism. Includes references.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal