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How the Coal Mine Cleanup System is Failing

By Dan Radmacher | August 24, 2022 | 0
A desolate patch of disturbed ground sits as a result of an abandoned surface mine.

The bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has exposed many flaws in the current mine cleanup system.

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Blackjewel’s Catastrophic Bankruptcy and the Collapse of the Mine Cleanup System

By Dan Radmacher | March 3, 2022 | 3
Revelation Surface Mine

Blackjewel’s bankruptcy demonstrates how the mine cleanup system is coming undone — and how nearby residents bear the burden when coal companies fail to repair their damage.

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Blackjewel mine creates emergency road hazard in Russell County, VA

By Willie Dodson | September 9, 2021 | 1
debris from former mine access road

Heavy rains caused debris from an inactive coal mine to block portions of VA State Route 632 in late August — an event that might become all too common with climate change-fueled rainfall likely to intensify.

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Bankruptcy Proposal Would Dodge Mine Cleanup Laws

By Molly Moore | December 15, 2020 | 0

As the Blackjewel bankruptcy continues, the responsibility to reclaim mine sites and workers’ compensation for past medical bills are still major issues.

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Who Cleans Up Environmental Mess Bankrupt Coal Leaves Behind?

By Contributing Writers | September 28, 2020 | 0

As more coal companies file for bankruptcy, it remains unclear what will happen to hundreds of thousands of acres of unreclaimed mine land in eastern Kentucky and the rest of Appalachia.

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Delays, pollution and financial hurdles plague Blackjewel mines

By Matt Hepler | May 18, 2020 | 0
flat gravel site with equipment

Recent developments in the Blackjewel bankruptcy case raise more doubts about whether the serious reclamation problems at many of its coal sites will be properly addressed anytime soon.

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Bond-forfeited Virginia Blackjewel mines may finally have a buyer

By Willie Dodson | April 7, 2020 | 0
Unreclaimed Aily Branch Mine

Three Virginia strip mines, neglected in the wake of the Blackjewel bankruptcy, may finally have a buyer. But it remains to be seen if the new company would be able to reclaim the land.

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Companies play hot potato with unreclaimed Blackjewel mines

By Willie Dodson | March 31, 2020 | 0
Dark runoff from a mine contaminates a Virginia creek

Virginia regulators, a surety insurance company, and two coal companies are playing hot potato with 22 of bankrupt Blackjewel’s coal permits — and none of them want to be left with the responsibility of reclaiming the sites.

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The Impacts of Coal Bankruptcies

By Kevin Ridder | February 24, 2020 | 0
valley fill

With industry projections trending downwards, questions continue about whether the mine reclamation system can handle ongoing bankruptcies.

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Bankruptcies Shake Coal Industry

By Molly Moore | December 16, 2019 | 0

Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy in October, the latest of eight coal bankruptcies in 2019. Legal disputes regarding the summer Blackjewel bankruptcy continue.

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