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Oklahoman Officials with the U.S. Department of Interior told Oklahoma leaders earlier this month to turn over their records and to halt oversight activities related to surface coal mining and reclamation activities inside the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) believes the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McGirt vs. Oklahoma stripped the state of its oversight authority. Attorney General Mike Hunter is advising state leaders to ignore the direction. On Friday, Hunter announced he had sent a letter ...

Editor's Note This is the second article in a two-part series on the dramatic and lasting impact of unregulated coal mining that once took place in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration efforts began 40 years ago and have a long way to go. But funding to restore abandoned mine land is largely tied to fees paid by existing coal mining operations. In an odd twist, we need coal in order to clean up coal. As the nation moves away from coal-generated energy, what will fund the work that lies ahead? Part 1, Orange water, dirty air, looked at how we got here. Part 2 explores restoration st...

Advertisement The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has notified the Oklahoma Department of Mines (ODM) and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) that under the US Supreme Court decision McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), the State may no longer exercise regulatory jurisdiction under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) on Indian Lands within the State. OSMRE will work with the State of Oklahoma and consult with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation towards a responsible and orderly transition of SMC...

Mined lands reclaimed for biking trails, office parks — even a winery. Efforts like these are already underway in Appalachia to reclaim the region’s toxic history, restore blighted lands, and create economic opportunities in areas where decades-old mines haven’t been properly cleaned up. The projects are sorely needed. And so are many more. But the money to fund and enable them remains elusive. Mining production is falling, which is good news for tackling climate change and air pollution, but Appalachia and other coal states are also feeling the economic pain that comes with it. And tha...

2007 Clicking the 'Request Information' button below constitutes your expressed written consent to be called and/or texted by University of the Cumberlands at the number(s) you provided, regarding furthering your education.  You understand that these calls may be generated using an automated technology. « Previous Step Fri, 03/12/2021 - 9:45am University of the Cumberlands has partnered with several conservation organizations to convert surface mined land into forestlands just outside of Williamsburg, Kentucky. The property, which was mostly barren with some invasive plant species scattere...