Strip mining for phosphate rock violently transforms the environment, irreparably changing the character of the natural landscape. In many cases mines displace plants and animals and eat up thousands ...

Letcher County was 1 of 13 counties ravaged by catastrophic flooding in 2022, a situation exacerbated by damage strip mining caused to local watersheds. The prison slated for Roxana will ...

The facility will be built by Potomac Hills Energy, LLC which is owned by Virginia-based Energix US, LLC, on 650 acres that were formerly used for strip mining, according to the PSC. Approximately ...

Mining interests plan to use large, robotic machines to excavate the ocean floor in a way that's similar to strip-mining on land. The materials are pumped up to the ship, while wastewater and debris ...