Appalachia

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Did Mr. Hatfield get a really good deal on his home from the company store 4 decades ago? Did he have insurance? Oh yeah, all acts of God? Don't ask - been there; done that - SMH

The state approved those permits without inspections - and without adequate insurance liability of the new permit holder? Somebody knew what was likely to happen and LIHOP.

Oh yeah - but who could have imagined? The McCoys?
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I've heard about the never-ending fires from old rural coal hill mines but not the insidiously slow erosions that can occur quite quickly with enough big flooding storms where they've strip mined.

You know, I've enjoyed many seasons of watching Gold Rush (opened surface gold mining), watching the big machines and trommels, but never see any of them really clean up their messes (contrived water holes, compacted "roads," knocked down forested trees, and tailings). You can't tell me they've reclaimed the precious Natural landscape (or improved it any) whether they dig out millions or just a few flakes when their season fails to pay for itself. Their stories are interesting but also sad to see...they could go back to an early "claim" to let us see how Nature has done/is beginning its forest renewal work?