West Virginia environmentalists decry $500 million loss in funding for addressing mine pollution

Environmentalists in West Virginia are speaking out after an appropriations bill passed the U.S. Senate on Friday that strips just under $500 million from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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2 missing men, including one from West Virginia, found dead in abandoned mine

A missing man from West Virginia and a missing man from Virginia were found dead in an abandoned drift mine, officials said. In a news release posted to Facebook, the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office ...
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Smoke continues from abandoned mine fire in Marion County

WHITE HALL, W.Va. — An ongoing fire in a pre-law coal mine in Marion County that has been monitored by the state Department of Environmental Protection has flared, leading to reports of smoke and ...
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West Virginia, Virginia man found dead in abandoned coal mine, deputies say

Gov. Morrisey outlines W.Va. tax reform proposals following State of the State Address Gov. Patrick Morrisey spoke with WCHS-TV one-on-one following Wednesday’s State of the State Address to ...
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America's next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution, if we can agree on who owns it

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with ...