Assertion: surface mining | /r/CapableOf | change general topography of the area
Facets:
value: to some extent
type: OTHER
value: permanently
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Surface mining of coal completely eliminates existing vegetation, destroys the genetic soil profile, displaces or destroys wildlife and habitat, degrades air quality, alters current land uses, and to some extent permanently changes the general topography of the area mined.