Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells A regional think tank says damaged mine lands and leaking gas wells that threaten public health and safety could become job generators. By Katie Myers Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells Katie Myers
Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Environmental advocates worry a coal company liquidation plan will leave dozens of coal permits in eastern Kentucky unreclaimed, according to filings in the bankruptcy proceedings of Blackjewel L.L.C. The bankruptcy case has dragged on since last July, when the once-mighty coal company’s Chapter 11 filing left hundreds of Appalachian coal miners suddenly without work, and […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 1 Environment Help On Tap For Troubled Water System In Coal Country A water system in eastern Kentucky that was on the verge of collapse could soon get much needed improvements. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 1 Environment Help On Tap For Troubled Water System In Coal Country Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 15 Economy Mending Mining Country: Three Ways Trump Could Help Miners And Coal Communities From his campaign rallies to White House events, President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with coal miners and promised to restore their collapsed industry. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource , Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource , , Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio and Jeff Young May 15 Economy Three Ways Trump Could Help Miners And Coal Communities Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource, Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource, , Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio and Jeff Young
Sep 21 Environment Abandoned Mine Funds Directed to Perry County Water Project Fifty-two more homes in Perry County, Kentucky will be hooked into city water systems soon, after a state agency determined their drinking water was affected by mining activity more than thirty years ago. The state’s Abandoned Mine Lands funds go to abate hazards created by mining before the federal Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act […] By Erica Peterson Sep 21 Environment Abandoned Mine Funds Directed to Perry County Water Project Erica Peterson
Jun 13 Environment Supreme Court Declines to Hear Coal Lawsuit Against Federal Government The United States Supreme Court has declined to consider a case that would have changed the fees coal companies pay for their exported coal. Right now, coal companies pay what’s called an “Abandoned Mine Land” fee on each ton of coal. A decade ago, Consol Energy and other companies, including subsidiaries of Massey Energy and […] By Erica Peterson Jun 13 Environment Supreme Court Declines to Hear Coal Lawsuit Against Federal Government Erica Peterson