Jul 25 Energy & Environment Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from Duke University and nonprofit organizations SkyTruth and Appalachian Voices developed an open-source mapping tool drawing on satellite imagery. The new data show the amount of […] By Brittany Patterson Jul 25 Energy & Environment Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Brittany Patterson