Longwall mining is a highly mechanised method of underground coal extraction in which a long wall of coal is mined in a single slice. Its efficiency and productivity have made it the prevailing ...

Kathy Love, director of the Alabama Surface Mining Commission, listens during a discussion highlighting the consequences of longwall coal mining at Oak Grove High School. (Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate ...

Residents of Oak Grove and Adger are demanding transparency and accountability around the mine expanding under their community. Public officials and regulators have remained largely silent in the face ...

CANONSBURG, Pa., Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CNR) ("Core," the "company," "we" or "our") announced that it has resumed longwall operations at its Leer ...

CANONSBURG, Pa., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CNR) today announced that it was taking steps to temporarily seal the Leer South mine's active longwall panel in ...

Residents of Oak Grove and Adger are demanding transparency and accountability around the mine expanding under their community. Public officials and regulators have remained largely silent in the face ...

CAMERON, W.Va. — As longwall mining becomes an increasing concern near Cameron, the city clerk is preparing residents for what may come. “I just want them to be responsible for their actions,” ...

Undermined: Twelfth in a series about the impacts of longwall mining in Alabama. OAK GROVE, Ala.—For what may be the first time in its history, the Alabama Surface Mining Commission, charged with ...

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