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Four Arrested in WV at Coal River Mountain Action

HeadlineNov 23, 2009

In West Virginia, four opponents of mountaintop coal removal were arrested on Saturday in an action to protest mining at Coal River Mountain. Blasting at the mountain was temporarily stopped after two of the activists locked themselves to a drill rig. Two others held a banner with the message “Save Coal River Mountain.”

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