Climate Change
Lawmakers Want Answers on Damage and Costs Linked to Idled ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines
Sen. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, joins a call for a national GAO investigation into a problem that could fall to taxpayers to solve.
Lawmakers, including two from Pennsylvania, are asking for a federal investigation into the full extent of environmental damage caused by what are known as “zombie” surface mines, which may technically still be considered active for coal extraction but have been idled for months or years and can leak toxic waste.
Lawmakers Want Answers on Damage and Costs Linked to Idled ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines