Treating acid mine drainage and extracting its valuable rare earth elements offers a way to transform pollution into ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

The House passed a bill to repurpose $500 million meant for cleaning up coal country’s environmental and safety hazards.

A coal mine in southeastern B.C. is seeking to expand operations as an investigation is underway into cross-border water pollution from mining in the area. Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which ...

A federal judge has issued a contempt order against a Kentucky coal company for the third consecutive year after it failed to make progress toward cleaning up polluted mine sites. The Associated Press ...

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey have concluded that a large coal-mining operation in British Columbia is sending pollution more than 350 miles downstream into the Columbia River. The study ...

The Ktunaxa First Nations council said a proposed expansion of BC's largest coal mine should not move into the environmental assessment process because of outstanding problems with water quality and ...

B.C. residents can now weigh in on whether a coal mine in southeastern B.C. should be allowed to proceed with plans to expand ...

The Kentucky Senate on Friday voted 30-to-5 to pass a controversial bill that would benefit the coal industry by making it easier to pollute more water sources without getting in trouble with state ...

Coal mining and coal-fired power plants have negatively impacted the health and environment of the Diné and other tribal communities. Proposed legislation aims to expand coal mining on public lands, ...

Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to ...