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Despite 500 days in office, Biden has yet to appoint a top official to clean up coal mines
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Environmentalists and representatives from coal mining communities across the...
The Government Vacancy That Could Cost West Virginians Billions
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoStaring down the barrel of a tough reelection fight, the White House still has not selected a...
Environmental groups say government is not protecting rare KY species from ‘extinction’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal and state regulators are not enforcing rules designed to protect a threatened crayfish in...
Strip mining aided deadly Kentucky flooding, ex-regulators say. They want an investigation
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn past flooding, hydrologists have calculated runoff 1,000 times greater than without mining....
As coal mines depleted a Navajo Nation aquifer, feds failed to flag losses, report says
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCoal mining depleted areas of a critical aquifer in the Black Mesa region of the Navajo Nation, but a federal agency didn't consider the losses environmentally damaging, researchers concluded ...
Legacy pollution: What is it and how it endangers Maryland waterways
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMany Mid-Atlantic states, including Maryland, have industries like coal mining in their industrial...
Did coal mining play a role in 2022 Kentucky flood deaths? Group wants feds to investigate
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHalf a year after historic floods killed dozens in Eastern Kentucky, Kentuckians For The...
The Excerpt podcast: Can abandoned coal mines bring back biodiversity to an area?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere are thousands of abandoned coal mines, many of which are sources of toxic waste. Can there be...
How a proposed solar project prompted this Centre County township to face its mining past
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA RUSH TOWNSHIP — As...
WVa governor's family coal firm agrees to reclaim mines
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has...