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Maria Gunnoe’s family has lived on the same West Virginia land since they settled there after escaping the Trail of Tears. The area has long been coal mining country. Maria’s grandfather and two brothers mined for coal. But the methods of mining for coal have begun to change to something called “mountain top removal”. Maria recently won a major environmental prize in honor of her opposition to this kind of mining. Maria talks to Dick Gordon about fighting for her land, and how she draws strength from the memory of her Cherokee grandfather.
- Learn more about Maria’s work
- Find out more about Goldman Environmental Prize
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