Mountaintop coal - mining provides jobs in West Virginia . Their opponents say the cost of those jobs -- to the environment and nearby communities -- is just too high . Environmentalists say it destroys biodiversity and creates health problems . ` ` Battle for the Mountain : Working in America '' airs August 14 and August 20 .
Mountaintop coal - mining provides jobs in West Virginia . Environmentalists say it destroys biodiversity and creates health problems . ` ` Battle for the Mountain : Working in America '' airs August 14 and August 20 .