This story originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is getting less money from the federal government this year to clean up its old abandoned mines. The state is getting $32 ...

Coal is having a moment. Just last week, the Trump administration announced the opening of 13 million acres in federal lands ...

A company that owns 8 acres of old Marvine colliery land seeks from the state the release of $41,379 in reclamation bonds, ...

Justin Vellucci Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 5:55 a.m. | Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 5:55 a.m. Coal mining’s roots in the Pittsburgh area run deeper than the foundations of American democracy. Since the mid-1700s, ...

Chalfant Run, where the water currently looks milky-white because of aluminum from acid mine drainage. Pennsylvania is getting unprecedented amounts of federal money to clean up old coal mines. Last ...

David Hess, secretary of Pennsylvania''s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is very happy about new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that encourage more re-mining ...

A stream along Coaldale Road in Rush Township, Centre County, runs orange from acid mine drainage. As solar developers set their sights on roughly 1,500 acres in rural Rush Township, local elected ...

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