Coal mine reclamation: Making a local river safe for wildlife and tourism
The Alabama Department of Labor's Abandoned Mine Lands Program is in place to protect endangered species living in and around the Cahaba River.
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The Alabama Department of Labor's Abandoned Mine Lands Program is in place to protect endangered species living in and around the Cahaba River.
The Big Bell mine, hidden at the bottom of Chloride Cliff, has remained untouched by time since it was abandoned in 1941. The mine's original owner gambled the mine away in a game of roulette.
FAIRMONT — Third time will hopefully be the charm for a sinkhole that has appeared yet again on the lawn of the Fairmont Woman’s Club lawn.
The coal industry has profited from pollution, and they'd like taxpayers to pay for the cleanup. The office that's supposed to tackle this still doesn't have a director.
CASPER — Wyoming’s Black Butte Mine applied to add federal coal reserves in January 2021 at its Sweetwater County operations, which supplies the Jim Bridger Power Plant and a sizable