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The Kentucky social justice group Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is asking the Federal Government to investigate the effect strip mining had on the ...

A Kentucky advocacy group is calling on the federal government to launch an investigation into whether a legacy of surface coal mining in Eastern Kentucky exacerbated the catastrophic, deadly flooding

In their plea for an investigation, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth provided data showing the proximity of flood-related deaths to strip mined land.

The United States Department of the Interior has announced more than $24.6 million in funds to help create union jobs in Indiana and reclaim abandoned coal mines that pose environmental dangers.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A coal mining company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family has reached a settlement with environment groups over the reclamation of its former sites.

Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond has pledged to improve his office's relationship with tribal nations in Oklahoma. This comes after nearly three years of tension between tribes and Gov. Kevin Stitt's administration over the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision and gaming compacts.

AG Gentner Drummond hopes to reset Oklahoma’s relationship with tribal nations. He says he will make ‘respecting’ tribes a top priority.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (Legal Newsline) — A Virginia mining company is facing a lawsuit from the Sierra Club and others over its alleged failure to perform reclamation work at its former mining sites.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will receive more than $5.8 million in new federal funding to reclaim abandoned coal mine sites across the state.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will receive more than $5.8 million in new federal funding to reclaim abandoned coal mine sites across the state.