Jul 25 Energy & Environment Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from Duke University and nonprofit organizations SkyTruth and Appalachian Voices developed an open-source mapping tool drawing on satellite imagery. The new data show the amount of […] By Brittany Patterson Jul 25 Energy & Environment Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Brittany Patterson
Dec 21 Energy & Environment Private Money To Pay For Mining Study Trump Administration Had Stopped The prestigious National Academy of Sciences is pursuing private funding to complete a study of the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining after the Trump administration ordered a halt to the scientific work. The panel of scientists assembled by the National Academies was months into a study of the health effects of surface mining […] By Jeff Young Dec 21 Energy & Environment Private Money To Pay For Mining Study Trump Administration Had Stopped Jeff Young
Dec 15 Energy & Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Throughout coal mining country of the Eastern U.S. you will find streams that run a peculiar rusty orange. It’s the result of pollution called acid mine drainage, or AMD. It’s estimated that about 10,000 miles of streams are polluted by AMD in Pennsylvania and West Virginia alone. In fact, researchers have calculated that every second, […] By Glynis Board Dec 15 Energy & Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Glynis Board