Now a new and perhaps even more vexing concern has emerged: Highway sinkholes stemming from long-abandoned mines. Three sinkholes have opened up along I-80 in Wharton since late December.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A number of projects reclaiming abandoned mine lands and promoting “economic and environmental opportunities within historic coal mining communities” across the state are receiving ...

Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing ...

Building the foundation for the Gravitricity prototype. Courtesy of Gravitricity This shift toward renewable storage in abandoned mines is supported by research from the International Institute for ...

Mine reclamation isn’t just about fixing old scars on the landscape — it’s about protecting people, creating good jobs, and ensuring a safe and thriving future for our communities. The recent federal ...

Flying Lion Inc. launches FLI Town, the first U.S. town-sized DFR training site, offering remote drone training for law enforcement.

The effort accelerated in 2021 when former president Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law appropriated nearly $3.8 billion over 15 years to clean up abandoned mines like this ...

at the grand opening of Pennsylvania’s newest Abandoned Mine Drainage treatment facility.

Washington state needs lithium to meet the demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy. But mines add to a legacy of ...

Stronghold Digital Mining will clean up its unpermitted coal ash dump at its waste coal power plant in Venango County, which fuels its crypto mining operations. Pennsylvania has the most abandoned ...

The soil instability near the interchange with Route 15 is blamed on abandoned mines beneath the highway that are slowly collapsing. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has been shoring up ...