{"id":82041,"date":"2024-05-13T18:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=82041"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:50:01","slug":"undermined","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/project\/undermined\/","title":{"rendered":"Undermined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-insideclimatenews-project-header alignfull\"><div class=\"project-header-content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undermined<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From cracked foundations to explosive gases, the costly disruptions of longwall mining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"project-header-image\"><div class=\"image-holder\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth.jpg')\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-block alignfull\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-block icn-project-feed-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"posts-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n<article id=\"post-86646\" class=\"featured-post post-86646 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-alabama tag-coal tag-coal-mine tag-coal-mines tag-coal-mining tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-mine-safety-and-health-administration tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-united-mine-workers-of-america local-alabama topic-environment-health topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-james-bruggers profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/25092024\/alabama-coal-miner-died-early-wednesday\/\" class=\"entry-info\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tCoal Miner Dies at Alabama Mine With Dozens of Recent Safety Citations\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-subtitle\">In the past week, the mine was cited for not having proper roof and mine support. The fatality follows a leadership change at the company and a federal lawsuit alleging that leaking methane blew up a home above the mine in March.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/25092024\/alabama-coal-miner-died-early-wednesday\/\" class=\"image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-900x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crimson Oak Grove Resources has a long history of safety violations, according to state and federal records. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_8063-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-85588\" class=\"post-85588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-alabama tag-alabama-surface-mining-commission tag-bryan-brinyark tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-environmental-justice tag-longwall-mining tag-mines tag-mining tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-w-m-griffice local-alabama topic-climate-law-liability topic-environment-health topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/28082024\/alabama-first-community-meeting-since-longwall-mine-home-explosion\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oak-Grove-Meeting-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oak Grove residents including Clara Riley (left) and Lisa Lindsay (center) attend a meeting in central Alabama to discuss the consequences of longwall coal mining. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/ Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oak-Grove-Meeting-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Oak-Grove-Meeting-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tIn the First Community Meeting Since a Fatal Home Explosion, Residents Grill Alabama Regulators, Politicians Over Coal Mining Destruction\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-85039\" class=\"post-85039 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-alabama tag-alabama-surface-mining-commission tag-american-consolidated-natural-resources tag-coal-mine tag-coal-mining tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-longwall-mining tag-mines tag-mining tag-murray-oak-grove-coal tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-robert-murray tag-ryan-m-murray tag-undermined local-alabama topic-climate-law-liability topic-environment-health topic-regulation profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/13082024\/alabama-oak-grove-mine-new-owner\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DJI_0438-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Griffice family&#039;s home that exploded in Adger is one of more than a hundred that Oak Grove Mine operators have said could be impacted by subsidence. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DJI_0438-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DJI_0438-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAlabama Coal Regulators Said They Didn\u2019t Know Who\u2019d Purchased a Mine Linked to a Fatal Home Explosion. It\u2019s a Familiar Face\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-83358\" class=\"post-83358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-alabama tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-environmental-justice tag-langley-dirt-works tag-longwall-mining tag-mines tag-mining tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-w-m-griffice local-alabama topic-environment-health topic-regulation profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/25062024\/alabama-neighbors-longwall-mining-complaints-unheard\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oak-grove-new-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oak-grove-new-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oak-grove-new-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAs a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-83338\" class=\"post-83338 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-alabama tag-alabama-surface-mining-commission tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-environmental-justice tag-lawsuit tag-longwall-mining tag-mines tag-mining tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-w-m-griffice local-alabama topic-environment-health profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/24062024\/alabama-family-lawsuit-wrongful-death-claim-against-mine-operator\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Judge Reginald L. Jeter is presiding over the lawsuit filed by the Griffice family against the operator of Oak Grove mine. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bessemer-Justice-Center-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAlabama Family to Add Wrongful Death Claim Against Mine Operator in Lawsuit Over Home Explosion\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-82042\" class=\"post-82042 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-adger tag-alabama tag-coal-mine tag-coal-mines tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-mine-safety-and-health-administration tag-mines tag-mining tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-w-m-griffice local-alabama topic-climate-law-liability topic-denial-misinformation topic-environment-health topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-james-bruggers profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/13052024\/alabama-coal-company-delinquent-safety-violations\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The grave of W.M. Griffice in the Oak Grove community of Jefferson County. Griffice died from injuries he suffered in a home explosion on March 8. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/grave1-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAlabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-81288\" class=\"post-81288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-adger tag-alabama tag-coal-mine tag-coal-mining tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-longwall-mining tag-mine-safety-and-health-administration tag-oak-grove tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined tag-w-m-griffice local-alabama topic-environment-health topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-james-bruggers profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/25042024\/alabama-coal-mine-under-rural-community-continues-after-fines-fatal-explosion\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clara Riley stands among her relatives and neighbors in her Oak Grove home. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oak-Grove_9090-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAlabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80939\" class=\"post-80939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice tag-adger tag-alabama tag-alabama-surface-mining-commission tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-mine-safety-and-health-administration tag-mines tag-mining tag-oak-grove-mine tag-undermined local-alabama topic-climate-law-liability topic-environment-health profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/13042024\/alabama-mine-explosion-safety-violations\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charlie Utterback stands in his kitchen, a mine map laid in front of him. He&#039;s worried he and his wife may eventually have to leave their home of 25 years because of damage caused by mining activity. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_8167-edit-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tAlabama Mine Cited for 107 Federal Safety Violations Since Home Explosion Led to Grandfather\u2019s Death, Grandson\u2019s Injuries. Where Are State Officials?\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Lee Hedgepeth<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-79419\" class=\"post-79419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-justice tag-adger tag-alabama tag-coal tag-coal-mine tag-crimson-oak-grove-resources tag-explosions tag-oak-grove-mine tag-surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement tag-undermined local-alabama topic-environment-health topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-james-bruggers profile-lee_hedgepeth\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/15032024\/alabama-coal-mine-explosion\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The home that exploded in Adger is one of dozens that Oak Grove Mine operators say could be impacted by subsidence. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Adger-explosion-3_Credit-Lee-Hedgepeth-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tA \u2018Gassy\u2019 Alabama Coal Mine Was Expanding Under a Family\u2019s Home. 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