The Virginia Department of Energy will receive $22.7 million in federal funding toward redeveloping abandoned mine lands across the commonwealth, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The funding ...

by Lee Owens Fri, March 11th 2016 at 5:19 PM Updated Wed, May 25th 2016 at 11:11 PM dmme-jpg-2105624-ver1-0.jpg TOPICS: Virginia starts its own mine rescue team to help mining companies dmme mine ...

(The Center Square) — Old coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia are being repurposed into places of business, outdoor recreation, entertainment, and greener forms of energy production thanks ...

Uranium mining is too risky for Virginia December 20, 2022 More than 2 years ago Land near Chatham, Va., the site of a proposed uranium mining operation. (Ryan Stone for The Washington Post) ...

Since 2017, various development projects in Southwest Virginia have received federal funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program.