Can Harvesting Rare Earth Elements Solve the Coal Ash Crisis?

• An ambitious gambit to clean up the wastewater streams from Appalachia's mining, oil, and gas industries

Rare Earth Researchers see potential in mining Coal Waste

• Researchers have found rare earth elements in and around coal seams and throughout waste products that come from mining and burning coal.

President Biden orders review of critical supply chains 

• The administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items. 

Is Coal The New Gold? 

• Long-ignored coal deposits in eastern Pennsylvania have become a key part of President Trump’s pledge to revitalize American mining and to once again produce critical materials