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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.

By James Bruggers

A surface mine in Floyd County, Kentucky, operated by a bankrupt company is shown here in 2021 unreclaimed. Kentucky state officials said reclamation efforts have since begun. Credit: The Courier-Journal.
Megan Price (age 14) helps her dad Pat Price (a member of the The Seven Springs, Volunteer Fire Department) suit up as he was getting ready to take the rescue boat out to retrieve a propane tank seen floating through the flooded downtown street. in Seven Springs, North Carolina. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

FEMA Knows a Lot About Climate-Driven Flooding. But It’s Not Pushing Homeowners Hard Enough to Buy Insurance

By James Bruggers

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