VA Leader Kathy Selvage on Next Steps for Anti-MTR Movement A union coal miners daughter and a long-time grassroots activist in the region Selvage has been at the forefront of several movements in the central Appalachian coal country to stop reckless mountaintop removal. Peaks are cleared of trees. Stop Mountain Top Mining There S 13 Landslides Between Me And The Top Of The Landfill Behind Me Each Time It Rains These Large Photos Mountain Top Landslide MTR as its commonly called is the process of removing the land on the summit of a mountain to get to the coal seams underneath. . The most controversial mines are known as mountaintop removal mines because coal companies literally remove the tops of mountains with dynamite and earth moving machines called draglines in order t View the full answer Transcribed image text. Many people have praised MTR because its cost- and time-efficient but it also has gained criticisms from those who think th...
