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Federal investigation into technically active but non-producing “zombie” mines to begin in March; Kentucky group says nearly 40% of all active coal strip mines in state are idle

Biden administration cautions Montana against softening coal mine regulations.

Biden administration cautions Montana against softening coal mine regulations.

Acid mine drainage is an enduring result of Appalachia's coal mining legacy. Two OU professors have a creative solution to this toxic problem.

Conservation groups and a Florida-based company have reached a proposed federal lawsuit settlement that would include a project to address environmental harm in the Kanawha State Forest area alleged in

The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to prepare for this reckoning.

The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to prepare for this reckoning.

The Montana Supreme Court has halted an expansion of a Westmoreland-operated mine that supplies the Colstrip power plant with coal. The court’s decision vacated an 8-year-old permit that allowed Westmoreland to pull 12 million tons of coal from the Rosebud Mine located in southeastern Montana.

The Montana Supreme Court has halted an expansion of a Westmoreland-operated mine that supplies the Colstrip power plant with coal. The court’s decision vacated

The Montana Supreme Court has halted an expansion of a Westmoreland-operated mine that supplies the Colstrip power plant with coal. The court’s decision vacated an 8-year-old permit that allowed Westmoreland