$8.4 Billion: Enormous Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America
Coal ash in the U.S. holds substantial rare earth elements, potentially reducing dependence on imports, with ongoing research ...
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Buried fortune: US finds $8.4 billion in rare earths sitting in coal ash landfills
For years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from ...
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U.S. Coal Ash Landfills Hold Enough Rare Earths to Boost Reserves Eightfold
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have released estimates that U.S. coal ash contains 11 million tons of ...
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Fourth Circuit considers nuisance claims for West Virginia coal mining waste dumps
A county claims the court should look beyond numerical water quality standards when assessing the harm contaminants like ...
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Crypto mining company agrees to speed cleanup of its Pa. coal ash pile
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and a crypto mining company have agreed to speed the cleanup of the ...
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Where coal plants are retiring, and still burning
Maddipati pointed to regulations over clean water and coal waste disposal as reasons to retire the units early, but said the bigger issue was the expensive upkeep the old units would require if ...
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Coal Ash Waste from MidAmerican Coal Plants Poses Immediate and Long-term Health Threat to Iowans
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council ...
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$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a 'slap on the wrist,' critics say
said CST's track record raises serious concerns about its ability to manage mine waste. She described the $9,000 fine as a "slap on the wrist." Regulator investigates Alberta coal mine after ...
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Unfinished Business: India’s Coal Mine Closure Crisis Threatens Just Transition
The slow pace of mine closure is a clear disregard of both environmental protection and the well-being of communities—the ...
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TPU scientists have proposed an effective way to dispose of coal mining waste using "combustible ice"
Scientists from the Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory of Tomsk Polytechnic University have proposed a new effective way to dispose of coal mining waste – coal sludge. It is based on the addition of ...
A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he ...
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Crypto mining company agrees to speed cleanup of its coal ash pile
The Pennsylvania DEP and Stronghold Digital Mining have agreed to cleanup of the company’s coal ash dump in Venango Co. by ...