We’ve said it before: Coal companies would much rather go bankrupt and forfeit their reclamation bonds — a kind of security deposit — to the state than […]
Tag: surface mining control and reclamation act
Jan. 8 letters to the editor
Let’s create jobs cleaning up old mines A lot of work remains to be done to reclaim abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. Before passage of the […]
Dec. 4 letters to the editor
Taxpayers left liable for reclamation costs West Virginia has over 173,000 acres of unreclaimed mine land — land that has been mined and left behind by the […]
‘Remaking Appalachia’ author discusses roles of eco-socialism, ecofeminism in rebuilding the region
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University Libraries hosted a virtual conversation with the author of “Remaking Appalachia” Thursday afternoon as part of its Art in the Libraries initiative. […]
