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Coal mining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity.

Coal mining’s long legacy of water pollution in West ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The disastrous impact of mining on West ia’s water resources goes back generations and could soon render much of the state’s water ...

US coal miner to pay largest-ever water pollution penalty ...

Coal miner Alpha Natural Resources will have to spend $200 million on installations and upgrades and pay a record-breaking $27 million fine as per a legal settlement ...

Underground Coal Mining Methods to Abate Water Pollution

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL RESEARCH SERIES • 14010 FKK 12/70 Underground Coal Mining Methods to Abate Water Pollution ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY • WATER ...

Water pollution from coal - SourceWatch

Water Pollution from Coal includes negative health and environmental effects from the mining, processing, burning, and waste storage of coal, including acid mine ...

History of coal mining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and coal mining continues to be an important economic activity today ...

Coal Mining and Pollution - Coal - water, effects ...

Coal Mining and Pollution Coal is recovered from the ground either by underground or surface mining. Underground mining creates voids over many square miles.

Surface Coal Mining Activities under Clean Water Act ...

1 Surface Coal Mining Activities under Clean Water Act Section 404

Learn more about mountaintop removal coal mining

iLoveMountains.org is the product of 14 local, state, and regional organizations across Appalachia that are working together to end mountaintop removal coal mining ...

Coal Mining on the Highveld and its Implications for ...

coal mining on the highveld and its implications for future water quality in the vaal river system . t s mccarthy and k pretorius . introduction

Acid Mine Drainage: Mining and Water Pollution Issues

Acid Mine Drainage: Mining and Water Pollution Issues in BC: Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is the biggest environmental threat from mining in British Columbia.

Solutions for Mining Water Pollution in South Africa ...

Sinking Solutions for Mining Water Pollution in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg. It faces the looming threat of toxic water spewing out of idle mines as ...

mine rehabilitation, mine reclamation - World Coal …

Dust & Noise Pollution. Dust at mining operations can be caused by trucks being driven on unsealed roads, coal crushing operations, drilling operations and wind ...

EPA - Mining

Mining OVERVIEW. There are 3 general categories of mining activities that are regulated by EPA: hardrock mining, non-metals mining and coal mining.

Coal - News - Times Topics - The New York Times

News about coal. Commentary and archival information about coal from The New York Times.

coal mining: Definition from Answers

coal mining ( kl mni ) ( mining engineering ) The technical and mechanical job of removing coal from the earth and prepa

Coal | Clean Energy | US EPA - US Environmental …

Electricity from Coal. Coal is a fossil fuel formed from the decomposition of organic materials that have been subjected to geologic heat and pressure over millions ...

COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACTS OF COAL MINING …

COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACTS OF COAL MINING & TRANSPORTATION Higher rates of disease: A study of West ians showed that people in high coal ...

West ia Chemical Spill Exposes a New Risk to …

2014-1-18· The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West ians was just the latest and most high-profile case of coal sullying the ...

Coal Mines, collieries, drifts, welsh mining disasters

Photographs and a brief historical account of more than 200 Welsh coal mines, plus stories poems and a list of colliery disasters.

Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining Regions: The Value …

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The heaviest coal mining areas of Appalachia had the poorest socioeconomic conditions. Before adjusting for covariates, the number of excess annual age …

Enough Is Enough: Coal Pollution Spills Reveal a Water ...

From corporate mishandling to federal inaction, the depressing fact is that those under the gun from coal pollution still don't have much recourse to protect their ...

Coal Mining in Pennsylvania Anthracite - Coal Diver

Information about coal mines in Pennsylvania Anthracite, mine production, accidents, violations, maps, photos, news, documents

Website - Alpha Natural Resources

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Alpha Natural Resources is one of America's leading producers of coal, which is an essential part of our daily lives. From generating light and heat to helping make ...

China's water pollution off the charts, must outsource ...

Severe water pollution affects 75 percent of China’s rivers and lakes and 28 percent are unsuitable even for agricultural use, according to the 2012 book “China ...

Coal - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston

Coal occupies a central position in modern human endeavors. Last year over 7000 megatons were mined worldwide. Powerful, yet dirty and dangerous, use of coal is ...

Coal | Greenpeace International

Coal Coal fired power plants are the biggest source of man made CO2 emissions. This makes coal energy the single greatest threat facing our climate.

Coal Controversy In Appalachia : Feature Articles

In Appalachia, coal operators are removing the tops of mountains and burying hundreds of miles of streams with rock waste as they mine coal seams hundreds of feet ...

Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining Regions: The Value …

8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD

The heaviest coal mining areas of Appalachia had the poorest socioeconomic conditions. Before adjusting for covariates, the number of excess annual age …

Enough Is Enough: Coal Pollution Spills Reveal a Water ...

From corporate mishandling to federal inaction, the depressing fact is that those under the gun from coal pollution still don't have much recourse to protect their ...

Coal Mining in Pennsylvania Anthracite - Coal Diver

Information about coal mines in Pennsylvania Anthracite, mine production, accidents, violations, maps, photos, news, documents

Website - Alpha Natural Resources

Join Our Team· Contact Us· Locations· View All News

Alpha Natural Resources is one of America's leading producers of coal, which is an essential part of our daily lives. From generating light and heat to helping make ...

China's water pollution off the charts, must outsource ...

Severe water pollution affects 75 percent of China’s rivers and lakes and 28 percent are unsuitable even for agricultural use, according to the 2012 book “China ...

Coal - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston

Coal occupies a central position in modern human endeavors. Last year over 7000 megatons were mined worldwide. Powerful, yet dirty and dangerous, use of coal is ...

Coal | Greenpeace International

Coal Coal fired power plants are the biggest source of man made CO2 emissions. This makes coal energy the single greatest threat facing our climate.

Coal Controversy In Appalachia : Feature Articles

In Appalachia, coal operators are removing the tops of mountains and burying hundreds of miles of streams with rock waste as they mine coal seams hundreds of feet ...

Acid Mine Drainage: Mining and Water Pollution Issues

Acid Mine Drainage: Mining and Water Pollution Issues in BC: Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is the biggest environmental threat from mining in British Columbia.

Solutions for Mining Water Pollution in South Africa ...

Sinking Solutions for Mining Water Pollution in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg. It faces the looming threat of toxic water spewing out of idle mines as ...

mine rehabilitation, mine reclamation - World Coal …

Dust & Noise Pollution. Dust at mining operations can be caused by trucks being driven on unsealed roads, coal crushing operations, drilling operations and wind ...

EPA - Mining

Mining OVERVIEW. There are 3 general categories of mining activities that are regulated by EPA: hardrock mining, non-metals mining and coal mining.

Coal - News - Times Topics - The New York Times

News about coal. Commentary and archival information about coal from The New York Times.

coal mining: Definition from Answers

coal mining ( kl mni ) ( mining engineering ) The technical and mechanical job of removing coal from the earth and prepa

Coal | Clean Energy | US EPA - US Environmental …

Electricity from Coal. Coal is a fossil fuel formed from the decomposition of organic materials that have been subjected to geologic heat and pressure over millions ...

COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACTS OF COAL MINING …

COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACTS OF COAL MINING & TRANSPORTATION Higher rates of disease: A study of West ians showed that people in high coal ...

West ia Chemical Spill Exposes a New Risk to …

2014-1-18· The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West ians was just the latest and most high-profile case of coal sullying the ...

Coal Mines, collieries, drifts, welsh mining disasters

Photographs and a brief historical account of more than 200 Welsh coal mines, plus stories poems and a list of colliery disasters.