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Erik Reece is the author of Lost Mountain and the recipient of Columbia University’s John B. Oakes Award for environmental journalism. He teaches at the University of Kentucky.
It takes more than science to reclaim a toxic coal field and a sense of pride in an Appalachian town.
The battle for justice come to the coal fields of Appalachia. Trapped in an avalanche of collusion, Appalachians suffer poverty, sickness, and death at the hands of soulless coal corporations.