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Effect of Coal Mine Exploration of The Environment : Toxic Coal Ash Piling Up In Ponds in 32 States
Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has left unregulated.
Asarco wants billions back from owner
One-time mining giant Asarco, charging that its Mexican owner stole its most valuable asset and left it to face $7 billion worth of environmental and asbestos-related claims, is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to void the transfer of two Peruvian copper mines to Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
The stakes are high for U.S. taxpayers, who [...]
Coal Hard Cash for Peabody?
The world’s largest private coal producer has an innovative plan to move into the power business, but environmental groups are up in arms
The U.S. is on the cusp of a coal boom. While record oil prices have fired up interest in renewable energy sources, that other fossil fuel still generates more than half of the [...]
