The landscape of Central Pennsylvania has been irrevocably changed by the mining industry’s massive movement of land above and below the surface. The anthracite coal mined in these mountains fueled the industrial revolution leaving behind slag heaps as high as mountains that are visually arresting and have an ongoing impact. For the past few years, I have documented the poisoned rivers glowing with the orange iron oxide of acid mine drainage- the toxic sludge that surges from the abandoned mines below. While most of the underground mining has ended there continues to be open pit mining that radically alters the natural landscape. The particles of ancient coal from deep in the earth are embedded inside the tissue of workers’ lungs long after the mines have been deactivated. I have been working with the historic process known as carbon printing and more traditional large format analog photography practices to build a contemporary response to this damaged system. This is an ongoing project.