Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When retired coal miner Phillip Johnson bought a small building several years ago, he had someone he knew with a bulldozer haul it ...

Some of the best kept secret fishing spots are found in the wilds of reclaimed surface-mined lands. State and federal agencies, along with many conservation partners, have restored tens of thousands ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Reclamation and Enforcement recently recognized state regulatory agencies and coal mining companies, including ...

Companies with three or more years of mining and reclamation experience may apply for a chance to bid on the state’s Abandoned Mine Land projects, the Virginia Department of Energy announced this week ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Environmental activists say three reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites are still polluting West Virginia waterways, and they’re suing the current landowners in a novel ...

The Interior Department will extend its abandoned mine land reclamation program through 2034, the department announced Thursday. The bipartisan infrastructure law President Biden signed into law in ...

Kentucky charged "unallowable costs" to federal grants for abandoned coal mine land reclamation, an audit found.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Recognizes NTEC with the United States’ Preeminent Award for Mine Reclamation at Navajo Mine FARMINGTON, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navajo ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental advocates are asking the administration of President Joe Biden to name a director for the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which itself is ...

CenterPoint, Trade Park East projects recognized by Office of Surface Mining Officials from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau ...

An in-depth look at the environmental impact of Illinois mining and reclamation efforts. For nearly a century, Illinois was one of the top coal producing states. While mining is greatly diminished ...