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Debriefing 'Revolt': How We Filmed Mountaintop Removal

Reporter Zach Toombs and videographer Kevin Clancy talk about the unique challenges of filming an explosive kind of coal mining.

Debriefing 'Revolt': How We Filmed Mountaintop Removal
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Researchers say mountaintop removal sites are pushing toxic material into water and air for surrounding communities in West Virginia. But to see one of these sites up close, you have to get a little creative. 

Revolt: Coal River Mountain
Revolt: Coal River Mountain

Revolt: Coal River Mountain

Researchers say mountaintop removal coal mining is making people sick across Appalachia.

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In this debrief after the second episode of Newsy's series "Revolt," reporter Zach Toombs and videographer Kevin Clancy talk about how they captured scenes of mountaintop removal from the ground and air.