Coal Mine Reclamation
For more than a century, coal companies here in Virginia have been transforming wooded hillsides -- strip mining more than a million acres of land in Central Appalachia.They're required to restore...
View ArticleCoalfields Expressway Plan Under Scrutiny
A plan for a controversial highway, known as the Coalfields Expressway, will undergo a full environmental impact study by the Virginia Department of Transportation.V-DOT has described the plan the road...
View ArticleTracking Mountaintop Removal Mining
Even though mountain top removal mining has been on the decline since 2008, the effects on people living in coal mined areas, is not. A new tool tracks the impact on communities over time and shows...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Mountain Top Removal
The decline of coal mining is a blessing to some and a curse to others. And when it comes to what’s known as ‘mountain top removal’ the disagreement runs even deeper. Appalachia is ground zero for this...
View ArticleVA Company Sues State to Mine Uranium
For more than 30 years, Virginia has banned mining of uranium. Now, the owner of a large uranium deposit in Pittsylvania County has filed suit, hoping to overturn that law.
View ArticleCoalfields Expressway
People who oppose the proposed “coal fields expressway” are staging a protest in Abingdon Virginia, where coal company, Alpha Natural Resources is holding its annual meeting Wednesday, May 22. The...
View ArticleCuccinelli vs. Southwest VA Landowners?
There’s a new controversy brewing - one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. They claim two energy...
View ArticleCoal Mine Reclamation
For more than a century, coal companies here in Virginia have been transforming wooded hillsides -- strip mining more than a million acres of land in Central Appalachia. Theyre required to restore...
View ArticleCoalfields Expressway Plan Under Scrutiny
A plan for a controversial highway, known as the Coalfields Expressway, will undergo a full environmental impact study by the Virginia Department of Transportation. V-DOT has described the plan the...
View ArticleTracking Mountaintop Removal Mining
Even though mountain top removal mining has been on the decline since 2008, the effects on people living in coal mined areas, is not. A new tool tracks the impact on communities over time and shows...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Mountain Top Removal
The decline of coal mining is a blessing to some and a curse to others. And when it comes to what’s known as ‘mountain top removal’ the disagreement runs even deeper. Appalachia is ground zero for this...
View ArticleVA Company Sues State to Mine Uranium
For more than 30 years, Virginia has banned mining of uranium. Now, the owner of a large uranium deposit in Pittsylvania County has filed suit, hoping to overturn that law. Virginia Uranium, Inc. has...
View ArticleLawsuit Could Open Virginia To Uranium Mining
A lawsuit that could clear the way for a uranium mine to open in Southside Virginia will likely be argued early next year in Wise County.
View ArticleFeds sue WV Governor's Coal Companies Over Safety Violations
The U.S. government sued nearly two dozen of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's coal companies Tuesday to get them to pay about $4.8 million in unpaid mine safety fines.
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