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1
Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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  4. D.
2
Which West Virginia National Historic Landmark is directly related to the mining and processing of coal?
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  4. D.
3
How many miners died in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Disaster in Raleigh County?
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4
Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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5
Which of these coal disasters was NOT related to an underground mine explosion?
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  4. D.
6
What percentage of people living in the Buffalo Creek hollow were left homeless by the 1972 flood?
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7
Who did Pittston Coal blame for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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8
Which one of these coal-producing counties was NOT among the state's top 10 in population in 1950?
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  4. D.
9
In 1972, what rank-and-file movement helped remove the United Mine Workers of America's corrupt leadership?
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10
What Fayette County town did coal operator build and name for his wife?
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