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Una pila de carbón sin procesar es fotografía desde arriba. La imagen está en tonos grises y negros y está más iluminada en el centro que en las orillas.
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Sedimentos lacustres registran el legado del carbón de Carolina del Norte

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 February 20238 February 2023

Los lagos contaminados con cenizas de carbón se encuentran en áreas residenciales y recreativas, provocando preocupaciones por la salud de los residentes locales y los ecosistemas.

A pile of unprocessed coal briquettes is photographed from above. The image is in shades of gray and black and is more illuminated in the center than along the edges.
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Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 20228 February 2023

Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.

Two researchers in white lab coats conduct a flash Joule heating experiment.
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Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Waste with a Flash of Heat

by Rachel Fritts 14 March 202215 March 2022

A method called flash Joule heating could offer a more sustainable way to source essential components of electronics from coal fly ash.

Coals smolder in a dark fireplace.
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Coal Seam Fires Burn Beneath Communities in Zimbabwe

by Andrew Mambondiyani 15 February 202221 March 2022

Underground fires threaten the health of people and livestock living near mines supporting the country’s growing coal industry.

A rhododendron bush blooms pink flowers in front of the New River Gorge.
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The New River Gorge: Ancient River, Old Mines, New National Park

by Mary Caperton Morton 11 March 202129 September 2021

Living in Geologic Time: Regrowth and resiliency bring new accolades to one of the world’s oldest rivers.

Photograph and heat map plot of a spontaneously combusting coal-mine waste heap in Myanmar heating up to 91.5 degrees Celsius
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Citizen Science Reduces Risks from Combusting Coal-Mine Wastes

by K. Hudson-Edwards 17 July 20206 January 2023

A community-based citizen science study on spontaneously combusting coal-mine waste heaps in Myanmar underpins the development of risk management plans to protect individuals and communities.

A man in a United Mine Workers of America jacket talks, back to the camera, with other men.
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Union Leader Talks Coal and Climate

by Randy Showstack 18 September 20191 October 2021

President of mine workers’ union says that combatting climate change is important but it can’t come at the cost of mining jobs.

New York attorney general Letitia James
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Emissions Rollbacks

by Jenessa Duncombe 14 August 201921 December 2022

The suit argues that the administration is failing to curb carbon dioxide emissions as required under the Clean Air Act.

A manmade lake in front of a power plant sits behind a chain link fence designed to keep boats away from the site.
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A North Carolina Lake’s Long Legacy of Coal Ash Spills

by Mary Caperton Morton 8 July 20191 October 2021

A new case study suggests that Sutton Lake has been contaminated by multiple coal ash spills, most of them apparently unmonitored and unreported.

A natural gas drilling tower
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In Pennsylvania, Methane Emissions Higher Than EPA Estimates

by Aaron Sidder 14 May 20192 November 2021

Although methane emission estimates from underground coal production appear to be accurate, the calculated emissions from natural gas production are underreported.

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