The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announced the 2018 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, recognizing techniques and achievements for reclaimed lands. On ...

The federal agency that oversees surface coal mining said Wednesday that it would consider drafting new rules to ensure that coal companies can afford to clean up land they damage – though the ...

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), ... (plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). ...

A lot of work remains to be done to reclaim abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. Before passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, thousands of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has announced a proposed rollback of the 2024 “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective ...

“Defendants deny that they have violated all of their legal obligations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, that they have violated all aspects of their permits, and ...

Prior to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, there was no regulatory oversight of coal operators or what happened to mines after mining stopped. Through reclamation, the Office ...

The Department of Natural Resources works at abandoned coal mines that were mined before the passing of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which was passed in 1977. Before the act ...