The coal is gone but the mess remains: How big companies shed their obligations to clean up old mines

The coal is gone but the mess remains: How big companies shed their obligations to clean up old mines.By Josh Saul, Zachary Mider and Dave Mistich for Bloomberg.  October 17, 2022.

Article by Josh Saul, Zachary Mider and Dave Mistich for Bloomberg. October 17, 2022. Excerpt: A joint investigation by Bloomberg News and NPR found that Alpha is one of several large US coal companies that transferred old mines in need of cleanup to smaller operators with meager financial resources, raising the risk that taxpayers, rather than industry, will eventually be stuck with the cost.