Years after mining ends, selenium pollution from mountaintop removal coal mining operations still accumulates in insects downstream.
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Years after mining ends, selenium pollution from mountaintop removal coal mining operations still accumulates in insects downstream.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking people to report sightings of the large aquatic salamanders to aid in conservation efforts.
Since March, three states have passed bills that increase punishments against people who protest oil and gas development and designate oil and gas facilities as critical infrastructure.
Gov. Ralph Northam permanently established the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice in March.
In June, Kentucky announced about $4.7 million in grants to fund 78 recycling, composting and household hazardous waste projects.
In recent months, federal regulators have weakened two national air pollution standards and opted not to upgrade a third.
Sick and dying workers who helped clean up the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill rejected a settlement in April, and are now looking to sue for damages.
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources started a five-year restoration of the game species in March.
Bankrupt coal company Murray Energy has filed several notices warning of impending mass layoffs.