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OSMRE Announces Nearly $120 Million to Reclaim Abandoned Coal Mines

OSMRE News

OSM announced nearly $120 million in fiscal year 2026 abandoned mine land reclamation fee-based grants for eligible states and tribes.

OSM Invites Public Comment on Environmental Impact Statement for No Name Area Permit, Navajo Mine

A dragline exposes coal at the Navajo Mine complex, Navajo Nation, Farmington, New Mexico. Photo courtesy of Navajo Transitional Energy Company.

OSM announced it will initiate a public scoping period and prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a permit for the No Name area within the existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505.

Coal Mining Plans Approved in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 

A truck is loaded with coal. Photo courtesy of Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

OSMRE announces the availability of the record of decision for the final environmental impact statement and approval of federal mining plans for Mine No. 4 and Blue Creek Mine No. 1, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.