New York Times: Larry Gibson, the retired autoworker who gained national attention for his fight against mountaintop-removal coal mining in his native Appalachia, died of a heart attack on Sunday at his home in West Virginia. He was 66. For more than two decades, Mr. Gibson campaigned against mountaintop strip mining, which has demolished some 500 mountains in the region over the past 30 years. Several recent studies also link the practice to an increasing incidence of serious health problems among local residents….

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