Which statement best describes the limits of requiring land reclamation as the primary method for mitigating environmental damage done by mining in the United States?(1 point)

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There are many more surface mines than underground mines; however, land reclamation is less successful at surface mine sites.
There are many more surface mines than underground mines; however, land reclamation is less successful at surface mine sites.

Surface mining causes such extensive environmental damage that land reclamation is rarely successful.
Surface mining causes such extensive environmental damage that land reclamation is rarely successful.

There are thousands of mine sites that have been abandoned, leaving huge areas that are not being reclaimed.
There are thousands of mine sites that have been abandoned, leaving huge areas that are not being reclaimed.

Land reclamation works for mitigating environmental damage at coal mines, but not other types of mines.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the limits of requiring land reclamation as the primary method for mitigating environmental damage done by mining in the United States is:

There are thousands of mine sites that have been abandoned, leaving huge areas that are not being reclaimed.

This option highlights the challenge of addressing environmental damage from mining through reclamation alone, particularly in light of the numerous abandoned sites that remain unaddressed.