For more than a century, the coal-mining industry has been a major economic force and
employer in the Appalachian region of eastern USA. As national and global energy …

The Appalachian coalfield occurs within the eastern United States (US). This mountainous
landscape is formed from natural dissection of sedimentary geologic strata with interbedded …

Coal mining is an anthropogenic stressor that has impacted terrestrial and semi-aquatic
wildlife in the Appalachian Plateau since European settlement. Creation of grassland and …

Appalachian states of the USA have over 15,000 km 2 of surface mined land. Many mine
sites in northern Appalachia were reclaimed with salvaged topsoil to aid revegetation and …

Abstract More than 10,000 km 2 of Appalachia have been surface mined for coal. Surface-
mined lands represent an underutilized resource and can be converted to more productive …

Trial plantings of Castanea dentata (American chestnut) are currently underway using
reclaimed surface mines as reintroduction sites for hybrids bred for disease resistance to …