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Inventory of Unreclaimed Mine Land Grows More Dangerous and Expensive

by Anya Slepyan May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Appalachia has an abandoned mine land (AML) problem, and it’s much bigger and costlier to clean up than people thought. And the time to do it is running out. The federal AML inventory estimates that the cost of cleaning up all abandoned mine land–land that was mined before the passage of the Surface Mine Control […]

‘The Middle of a Massive Contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin Region Struggle With Aftereffects of Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’

by John McCracken May 10, 2021May 7, 2021

Interview: Catherine Flowers Takes on ‘America’s Dirty Secret’

by Bill Nichols March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

The Coal Plant Next Door

by Max Blau March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

Study: Enough Habitat Exists to Support Return of Mexican Wolves in Southwest

by Kevin Pirehpour March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Pause on Leasing Public Land for Oil and Gas Extraction Draws Mixed Reaction

by Joseph Perez March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Environmentalists Make Long-Shot Attempt to Ban New Factory Farms

by Alex Brown February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Commentary: Snow Falling on Chevys — Appalachia and the Anthropocene

by Willie Hiatt February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Senator Sherrod Brown Asks Panel How U.S. Can Help Appalachian Clean Manufacturing

by Caroline Carlson February 2, 2021February 1, 2021

The Biden Administration Promises to Clean Up Mine Land and Create Jobs in Appalachia. Here Are Some Steps It Can Take.

by Anya Slepyan January 21, 2021January 20, 2021