Question

1. lignite coal is strip mined in texas to operate the coal - fired electrical power plants. often, five tons or more of earth must be moved to remove one ton of lignite.

one method of lessening the environmental impact of strip mining is to --

• feed and care for the animals displaced by the mine
• mine only nontoxic materials
• only mine during the evening hours
• require that the landscape and vegetation of mined lands be restored

Explanation:

Strip mining causes significant landscape and habitat destruction. The most effective method to mitigate its environmental impact among the options is restoring the disturbed land and vegetation, which reverses habitat loss and soil disruption. The other options are either impractical (night mining) or not targeted at the core environmental harm of strip mining.

Answer:

D. require that the landscape and vegetation of mined lands be restored