United Mountain Defense
- Information about mountaintop removal coal mining, its impacts, and how to fight it in Tennessee. Includes photos and notices about public events.
- http://www.unitedmountaindefense.org/

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad: The Mining Campaign
- Monitoring Australian mining companies' impact on the environment and vulnerable communities.
- http://www.caa.org.au/campaigns/mining/index.html

Mining Law Reform: This is Hard Rock Mining
- Documentation of history and current events of 1872 mining law reform actions in U.S. Congress along with data on problems with mining and causes for delays in reform.
- http://www.mining-law-reform.info

Judge Takes on the White House on Mountaintop Mining
- NY Times article abstract outlines the issues surrounding this mining practice in the central Appalachians.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/national/19STRI.html

Mining the Mountains
- Archive of Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette articles on mountaintop removal, accompanied by text of US court rulings and a draft version of the never-published environmental impact statement on the practice.
- http://wvgazette.com/static/series/mining/

The Mining News
- Searchable archive of excerpts of news articles from diverse perspectives. Includes publications.
- http://www.theminingnews.org/

Mines and Communities
- Empowering activists and communities opposed to mining through information on global mining trends, specific projects and mining industry attempts to subvert legitimate protest. Includes news.
- http://www.minesandcommunities.org/

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
- Seeks to develop and establish a voluntary system to independently verify compliance with environmental, human rights and social standards for mining operations. Includes documents and updates.
- http://www.responsiblemining.net/

Christian Science Monitor: In Coal Country, Heat Rises Over Latest Method of Mining
- Article discusses long-term effects of mountaintop removal mining. By Amanda Paulson.
- http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0103/p02s01-ussc.html

Defenders of Appalachia: The Campaign to Eliminate Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and the Role of Public Justice
- Case study examines the legal strategies and techniques used in a series of environmental lawsuits. Includes litigation history.
- http://www.lclark.edu/org/envtl/objects/37-3_Pantilat.pdf

U.S. Department of The Interior Office of Surface Mining: An Evaluation of Approximate Original Contour and Postmining Land Use in West Virginia
- Report examines whether the WVDEP uses appropriate standards in evaluating whether a particular postmining land configuration constitutes a return to AOC, and if waivers have been issued, have they required appropriate postmining land uses in granting the
- http://www.osmre.gov/mountaintop.htm

Washington Post: Appalachia Is Paying Price for White House Rule Change
- Article discusses the environmental and human impacts being felt in Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Joby Warrick.
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6462-2004Aug16.html

Orion Magazine: Moving Mountains
- Discusses the battle for justice that has come to the coal fields of Appalachia. By Eric Reese.
- http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/166/

National Geographic: Mining the Summits: When Mountains Move
- Examines how the quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal. By John G. Mitchell.
- http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature5/index.html

Religion & Ethics News Weekly: Mountaintop Removal Mining
- Bob Abernethy interviews religious critics who say the price, in human terms, of mountaintop removal mining is too high. Includes the video report.
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1023/cover.html

Wikipedia: Mountaintop Removal Mining
- Discusses process, economics, legislation and criticism. Includes references.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal

The Roanoke Times: Moving the Mountains: An Exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining
- Series of informational articles. Includes interactive graphics, videos, image gallery and a message board.
- http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/mountaintop/wb/xp-index

Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities
- Study examines the environmental, social, economic, political and community impacts. Includes references.
- http://kitkat.wvu.edu:8080/files/4047/Stewart_Burns_Shirley_dissertation.pdf