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Coal is a non-renewable fossil fuel that is combusted and used to generate electricity. Mining techniques and combustion are both dangerous to miners and hazardous to the environment; however, coal accounts for about half of the electricity generation in the United States.
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Apr 18, 2017Coal company plans huge solar farm on strip mine. An eastern Kentucky coal mining company on Tuesday announced its plans to build what could become the state's largest solar farm on a
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biosolids products. Most of the mine reclamation sites employing biosolids have been within the bituminous coal mining region of northcentral Pennsylvania, a region whose mining activities are administered by the Hawk Run District Mining Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP).
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Mountaintop removal coal mining, often described as strip mining on steroids, is an extremely destructive form of mining that is devastating Appalachia. In just a few decades, more than 2,400 miles of streams and headwaters that provide drinking water for
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The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey provides an interactive map of underground and surface coal mining activity in West Virginia. The map shows areas of active and historical coal mining in both underground and surface mines, with separate colors for auger and highwall mining.
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The DNR Division of Reclamation administers the surface coal mining laws for the State of Indiana. The Inspection and Enforcement Section permits and inspects active coal mines. The Restoration Section is responsible for eliminating threats to the public and environment remaining from coal mining activity prior to the enactment of current law.
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MMD's mission is to ensure the responsible utilization, conservation, reclamation and safeguarding of land and resources affected by mining. By statute (9-5A-4.D, NMSA 1978), MMD shall enforce and administer laws and regulations relating to mine safety, coal surface mine reclamation and abandoned mine lands reclamation. And, MMD collects
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Feb 06, 2017Did President Trump Make It Legal to Dump Coal Mining Waste Into Streams? The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. "Memorandum of Understanding Among the U.S. Department of
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Indonesian Coal Mining Boom Is Leaving Trail of Destruction. Another child drowned in November, one of 12 who have drowned in coal-mining pits since 2011. "The kids were playing here, and they didn't understand that it's very dangerous," Fatamsyah, a teacher at the 's elementary school in Lok Bahu district, told me the morning
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Dec 18, 2017The agency owns part of the Navajo plant through its Bureau of Reclamation. help raise their kids and become part of the community. Mine workers said that even some people who oppose coal
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. Regulation of Ohio's coal and industrial minerals industry, reclamation and reforestation of abandoned mine lands, and miner safety training and certification.
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Basic Information about Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia. On this page or approximate original contours unless this requirement has been waived by the agency that has granted the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) permit for the operation.
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RECLAMATION Reclamation helps to ensure that any effects of oil and gas development on the land and on other resources and uses are not permanent. The ultimate objective of reclamation is ecosystem restoration, including restoration of any natural vegetation, hydrology, and wildlife habitats affected by surface disturbances from construction and operating activities at an oil
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Surface mining reclamation restores vegetation, soil stability, and proper water conditions after mining. Each site will be completed differently depending on the future use and reclamation law. However, the work completed prevents future environmental degradation and prepares the site for its future use.
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