Large numbers of birth defects seen near mountaintop mining operationshttp://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/%7E3/wGjXar6KrkU/110623090001.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT Birth defects are significantly more common in areas of mountaintop coal mining and are on the rise as the practice becomes more common, according to a new study.