Throughout the nineteenth century, miners were given virtually free
rein to profit without having to worry about impacts to the land,
water, and air. But during the twentieth century, the mining
industry has evidenced serious concerns about its effects on the
environment. Since the 1960s, mining and its consequences have
become heated issues of public debate and legislative reform. By
the mid-1970s, a number of industry hard-liners were still clinging
to nineteenth-century values, but many more were accepting the
legacy of mining's past and were beginning to integrate
preservation and reclamation into their plans. 'Mining America" is
a vivid account of the damage wrought by almost two centuries of
mining, but its main focus is on the conflicting attitudes behind
the destruction and on society's responses. Veteran author and
historian Duane Smith asserts that the marriage of mining and
environmental issues was bound to touch America's sensitive
pocketbook nerve -- but the question now is, are all groups willing
to pay the price?
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