Study Shows Direct Connections Between Mountaintop Removal Dust Exposure and Lung Cancer [View all]

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Cancer is complicated, and the causes of the disease are many. But Hendryx’s studies control for common risk factors like age and cigarette smoking. He said at this point, the research proves that mountaintop removal is not a safe practice and should be stopped.

“And there’s still this absolute silence from political leaders in the state and it’s time for them to step up to the plate and protect the health of their own citizens. I mean, enough is enough,” he said. “This activity kills people, and the politicians ignore it. And you can quote me on that.”


http://wfpl.org/post/study-shows-direct-connections-between-mountaintop-removal-dust-exposure-and-lung-cancer

I think most of us already know that mountaintop removal mining is bad for everyone's health but I'm always glad to see more studies out there. My hope is that at some point there will be too much out there for the politicians and extractors to ignore.