Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run consistently saltier for up to 80% of the year, a new study by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Duke University finds.

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Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run consistently saltier for up to 80% of the year, a new study by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Duke University finds.