When coal mines shut down, most people assume their climate impact ends. But the opposite may be true — acidic water leaking from abandoned coal mines continues releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...
The country leads the world in converting old coal mining sites into solar-power projects, according to Global Energy Monitor China leads the world in converting decommissioned coal-mining sites into ...
GIRARDVILLE, Pa. – Like coal buried beneath the ground, it can be difficult to find. Girardville measures a mere square mile. But the fading coal town’s crown jewel — attracting presidents, union ...
KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The U.S. Department of the Interior’s database for “known-abandoned mine land” has more than 2,800 entries for the state of Kentucky. The Ohio River Valley Institute estimates more ...
The Nature's Wonderland ecotourism site on an abandoned mine land that is now home to Elk and has several trails throughout. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Southwest Virginia has been ...