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The Government vacancy that could cost West Virginians billions

The coal industry has profited from pollution, and they’d like taxpayers to pay for the cleanup. The office that’s supposed to tackle this still doesn’t have a director.

The decline of Kentucky’s coal industry has produced hundreds of safety and environmental violations at strip mines

Internal records and emails show that state regulators struggle to keep up with the violations as coal bankruptcies and “zombie” mines proliferate.

While ‘zombie’ mines idle, cleanup and workers suffer in limbo
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While ‘zombie’ mines idle, cleanup and workers suffer in limbo

As the governor of West Virginia and other mine owners warehouse their operations and avoid cleanup, the Trump administration stifles attempts to write rules that could restrict the practice.
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