For me, there’s no use in complaining,” a Trout Unlimited mining coordinator said. “I’d rather do a thorough job than rush a ...

Iowa, a national leader in reclaiming abandoned coal mines, is launching its largest project yet in the Pella Wildlife Area ...

So that’s our job to clean that up.” The sites are also highly susceptible to erosion because of the steep slopes and lack of vegetation. Iowa has more than 13,000 acres of abandoned mine land.

WKYT’s Alexa Minton sat down with one forester, who is working to combat associated community environmental concerns one tree ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands.

BLUEFIELD — Projects in the Southwest Virginia counties of Tazewell and Buchanan are among the five chosen for grants through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program, a federally ...

Commercial exploration, development, and mining of uranium at Quivira Mines began in the late 1960s by the Kerr-McGee Corporation and later its subsidiary. The mine sites are the former Church ...

Federal dollars to clean up abandoned mine land and turn it into community development aren't being spent, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Canada is moving forward with a long-term plan to clean up contaminated sites and has announced a C$2.2-billion investment over 15 years to address remediation of large abandoned mine projects in the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WVVA) - Two counties in our area will be seeing funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. In Tazewell County, ...

Is geothermal energy starting to see light in Harrisburg? A new state legislative study and legislation suggest a greater focus on tapping geothermal energy to help meet Pennsylvania’s energy needs.