This Kentucky land was devastated by strip mining—now, activists want to bring the bison back
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: ...
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors ...
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Coal mine site of fatal incident had long history of safety, environmental violations
A Boone County coal mine had a long history of safety and environmental violations leading up to a miner death there last ...
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Coal mine where fire struck had long history of safety and health violations
A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety ...
Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
The New York Times21d
Inside Ukraine’s Last Stand at a Vital Coal Mine
As Ukraine’s last operational mine producing coking coal — an essential fuel for ... export last year — reduce tax revenues and strip the military of essential materials for armor production.
The Hamilton Spectator21d
Strip mining to be allowed under Alberta’s new coal rules
Alberta’s modernized coal rules will permit strip mining and other surface mining techniques in the Rockies and foothills. Scientists and conservationists are skeptical of the government’s ...
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In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines
Among the workers is 36-year-old Iryna Ostanko, effusive and athletic, smiling at her fellow coal workers in the cold dawn as they walk to the mine, owned by DTEK, Ukraine's private energy supplier.