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(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from multiple states for years have been petitioning courts and suing to block federal agency rules from going into effect, arguing the agencies promulgating

The rules make it easier to get federal regulators involved in complaints from people living near coal mines.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on May 1, 2024, published its Phase II regulations1 under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).2 As part of a multiphase effort to...

The Crow Revenue Act would transfer thousands of acres of mineral rights in the Bull Mountains from the United States to a private trust.

Raleigh County-based Coal River Mountain Watch has urged the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to step in to address Lexington Coal Companys ballooning delinquent state environmental penalty debt. The group says the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has failed to effectively enforce Lexington compliance.

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. Clara Riley thought she was having a heart attack.  As an Alabama mine has slowly

The nation's top coal mine regulator appeared before a House Natural Resources panel Wednesday.

SHANKSVILLE — Volunteers from 11 groups began planting trees and shrubs Friday at Flight 93 National Memorial for the annual Day of Caring.

Volunteers from 11 groups began planting trees and shrubs Friday at Flight 93 National Memorial for the annual Day of Caring.

Volunteers from 11 groups began planting trees and shrubs Friday at Flight 93 National Memorial for the annual Day of Caring. Teenagers from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps