Treating acid mine drainage and extracting its valuable rare earth elements offers a way to transform pollution into ...

DAVIS, W.Va. — The last operating coal mine on the right-of-way of the original Western Maryland Railway, a facility in the ...

In this Oct. 16, 2014 photo, fog hovers over a mountaintop as a cut out of a coal miner stands at a memorial to local miners killed on the job in Cumberland, Ky. For over a century, life in Central ...

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Range Impact, Inc. (OTCQB: RNGE) (“Range Impact” or the “Company”), a public company dedicated to acquiring, reclaiming and repurposing distressed ...

Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and ...

This study examined potential health risks for people living near surface coal mine sites in Central Appalachia, including evaluation of relevant literature on air, water, soil, and ecological impacts ...

The St. Charles Community Health Clinic and the adjacent black lung clinic, operated by Stone Mountain Health Services, are the only businesses that remain in the town of St. Charles, Va. (Photo by ...

Over the past year, President Trump has championed coal mines. He signed an executive order to, quote, "reinvigorate America's beautiful, clean coal industry." The order aims to increase production, ...

Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to ...