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News from Grant County, New Mexico

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines."

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright this week said no one knows the full extent of the problem – that’s why an investigation is needed.

Lawmakers, including Kentucky’s lone Democrat in Congress, are asking for a federal investigation into damage from “zombie” surface coal mines.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines. So-called zombie mines are often technically active under the law but have not been used for extraction for months or years, and due to lack of maintenance, they may be at…

Lawmakers want the congressional watchdog to examine whether mine operators are idling mines to stall reclamation and cut costs.

A judge has ruled that a Florida-based company violated federal water pollution and mine reclamation laws near Kanawha State Forest.

A judge has ruled that a Florida-based company violated federal water pollution and mine reclamation laws near Kanawha State Forest.

Mining Engineering Online

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