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West Virginia gains expanded authority to regulate coal mining on federal lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS) – West Virginia has been given more power by the Department of the Interior (DOI) to manage coal ...
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How toxic coal mine waste could secretly power America’s next clean energy boom

Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to look like the beginning of something else. Buried in coal ash ponds, mine ...

West Virginia given more authority to regulate coal on federal land

West Virginia now has more authority to regulate coal mining and reclamation of federal lands in the Mountain State.

Plan to keep Navajo coal mine open for 110 years runs into opposition

Navajo officials want to keep a coal mine open for another 110 years, a plan critics say ignores a nationwide transition away ...
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The economic case for B.C. coal mine expansion

Glencore-owned Fording River mine seeks approval for $1B expansion amid First Nations opposition, water concerns ...

Navajo officials want to keep coal mine open, but locals oppose plan

Navajo officials want to keep a coal mine open for another 110 years, a plan critics say ignores a nationwide transition away from fossil fuels.
Ever After in the Woods

A Colossal Piece Of Ohio’s Coal Mining History Still Stands Today, And It Is An Unbelievable Sight To See

The bucket is all that remains of Big Muskie, once the largest single-bucket digging machine ever created. It tells a ...

South Africa is moving away from coal – how mines and power stations could be used for green energy and farming

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...