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From coal to community forest, this is how one Athens County organization is reclaiming former mine land
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The woods behind Weston Lombard’s farm in Athens County is expansive. “If you look around, we’re just surrounded by oak trees and hickory… Read More

The infrastructure law brings mine reclamation, clean water and broadband to Appalachia
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio Valley. The law also addresses… Read More

A Kentucky court orders West Virginia’s governor to pay penalty over mine reclamation
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — A Kentucky court has found coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in default of a 2019 mine reclamation agreement. A judge in Frankfort… Read More

Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Down bumpy back roads deep in central West Virginia, a flat, bright green pasture opens up among the rolling hills of coffee-colored trees. Wildflowers and butterflies dot the pasture, but… Read More