The bipartisan measure comes after 19th century iron mines caused sinkholes that closed I-80 for months and required $30 ...

Witness the innovative transformation of former coal mines into sustainable farms, creating new opportunities for the future.

An abandoned European town in France is home to the remains of a mining site, including abandoned buildings and canteens.

The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department has identified 260 abandoned uranium mine sites throughout the state, according to NMED's 2023 Abandoned Uranium Mines Data Gap ...

Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of ...

West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park is home to a unique mining town, which, while long shuttered, is still open for ...

An iron mine hidden in the woods isn’t something you expect to find. Long abandoned, this mine has been reclaimed by nature, ...

India is launching an ambitious revival plan for 28 deserted coal mines, successfully reopening two of them already. Paired with the auction of 133 ad ...

The Senate’s fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment bill would redirect $250 million in unobligated funds for getting lead out of ...

The 2,000-acre, 265-megawatt solar array is to be constructed on abandoned strip mine land along Black Moshannon and Coaldale ...

New findings shed light on the mechanisms behind a natural purification process and identify the key microbial "teammates" ...

Impediments include the high cost of dealing with the problem, sludge disposal and legacy pollution from abandoned mines.