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Interior Department Disburses Over $13 Million to Revitalize Coal Communities

Image of post-construction mine land reclamation shows graded land, growing grass, and drainage infrastructure

The Department of the Interior today announced the disbursement of more than $13 million in grants to support the reclamation of abandoned mine lands

Call for Nominations: 2025 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards

This partially demolished structure displays the reclamation efforts of the 2024 Good Neighbor Award Recipient: Black Mesa Pipeline LLC (ONEOK) - The Preparation Plant and Pump Station No. 1 Reclamation Project in Navajo County, AZ!

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is soliciting nominations for the 2025 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards through June 8. These awards are the highest honor given to coal mining…

BLM, OSMRE seek input on proposed emergency coal lease at Freedom Mine

A-dragline-excavator-operates-at-Freedom-Mine-in-Mercer-County-North-Dakota-one-of-the-nation-s-largest-lignite-coal-mines (BLM Photo)

Lease and mining plan would advance domestic energy production and support local economies

OSMRE opens nomination period for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards

An aerial view shows evergreen woods, waterways, and meandering roads through fresh green grassy areas of a Bibb County, AL reclamation area.

Nominations for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, which recognize outstanding state and Tribal efforts to reclaim abandoned coal mines, opened today and are due to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and…

Federal Mining Plan Modification for Spring Creek Mine Approved

An aerial view of Spring Creek Mine area shows building infrastructure and a rolling landscape against pale blue clouded sky

OSMRE announces the availability of the record of decision for the final environmental impact statement and approval of a federal mining plan modification for Spring Creek Mine