Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering valuable minerals in the process.

The nearby Crescent mine, which it also took over from Alpha, has been the subject of more than 30 violations and about $50,000 in fines for failing to control runoff and letting boulders roll ...

Witnesses bordering three Montana coal mines expressed concerns about what mine runoff would become under a new state law. Skip to main content Skip to main content. You are the owner of this ...

Many are sources of acid mine runoff. If you attempted or even successfully pumped one out, you would have massive widespread subsidence. It’s like being on a giant water filled mattress.

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY — A multi-million dollar project is underway to restore a major waterway that runs through a large stretch of Luzerne County. The creek is currently plagued with ...

It was summer 2015 when the Animas River in southern Colorado turned such a garish orange-gold that it made national news. The metallic color came from the Gold King Mine, near the town of ...

Waste coal and mine runoff that pollute areas in Greater Hazleton and elsewhere in Pennsylvania contain rare earth elements and materials that makers of smart phones, electric cars and other ...

We are alive only through the grace of God. At one point, I got messages saying someone had offered 1 million lempiras ...

EPA’s website points out that over 5.4 million gallons of acid mine runoff enters the Animas River daily. The way Churchwell tells it, water quality and numbers of fish had been declining in the ...

The EPA’s website points out that over 5.4 million gallons of acid mine runoff enters the Animas River daily. The way Churchwell tells it, water quality and numbers of fish had been declining in the ...