Interstate Mining Compact News Today

Welcome to the 2023 issue of Montana Mining and the new & improved Montana Mining Association! With the association now in its 50th year, we thought it was the perfect

Editors Note This is the second article in a two-part series on the dramatic and lasting impact of unregulated coal mining that once took place in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration efforts began 40 years ago and have a long way to go. But funding to restore abandoned mine land is largely tied to fees paid by existing coal mining operations. In an odd twist, we need coal in order to clean up coal. As the nation moves away from coal-generated energy, what will fund the work that lies ahea...