The US DOI has approved Hurricane Creek Mining to commence coal mining operations on Bryson Mountain in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

The Trump administration said it permitted a proposed coal mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee on Tuesday under an expedited ...

Scientists and environmentalists say such a decision harms human health and the environment, and is unnecessary.

Descriptions will include geologic and geochemical characteristics, mining and reclamation operations, and waste management approaches. 2. Summarize the state and federal regulatory frameworks for ...

Methane From Coal Mining is Plaguing ... organic matter turns into coal, a process that can take ... intense before Congress amended the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act ...

OSMRE, created under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, oversees programs to help control the environmental effects of surface coal mining operations.

NRG has bonds totaling $112 million to restore the Jewett mine, a process that began in 1986, a year after mining began. Companies commonly do reclamation work even as they’re still mining a site.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.. — The Center for Biological Diversity and Appalachian Voices today sued the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ...