Soledad O'Brien, whose CNN special last night, "Battle for Blair Mountain," arguably reached more Americans during prime time than any other film documentary in the past decade. However, many who live in the affected areas thought the documentary did not go far enough in uncovering the decades of suffering of those who live and work in, around, and beneath the mountains and their toxic run-off. |
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